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In September 2008, ProFauna launches parrot campaign program in West Papua, Indonesia, starting from Manokwari to other cities. Manokwari is a hub for illegal parrot trade in Papua through its port, where the Indonesian Navy's warships transport the returning army officers to their hometowns, who at the same time bring parrots illegally with them. Apart from this, the area is one of the parrot poaching sites in Papua. ProFauna has many members in Manokwari who support this campaign against such wildlife exploitation.

The Bali Bombing in 2001 located about 300 meters from Kuta beach, where ProFauna runs its Sea turtles conservation program, deteriorated Bali tourism activity. To memorialize the bombing victims and to encourage the tourism business in their productivity, a carnival called Kuta Karnival has been held since 2003.

On 25^th October 2008, the Forestry department confiscated two slow lorises (Nyticebus coucang) from a street vendor in Malang, East Java after receiving and acting upon ProFauna's report. The nocturnal primates valued between 20 to 40 USD and were traded as pets in the market. Not only does the trade violate the 1990 wildlife act, but it also causes great suffering for the lorises.

Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center (P-WEC), one of ProFauna's field projects, holds quarterly discussions for public to engage with ProFauna's members and members of the community to become actively involved in helping ProFauna to save wildlife in Indonesia. On the 13^th of September, ProFauna held the third discussion in 2008, and invited three religious leaders (Islam, Buddhist, and Christian) as keynote speakers, together with the organization's chairman, Rosek Nursahid.

One of ProFauna Indonesia's field projects, Javan Langur Center (JLC) in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of the Forestry Department relocated four Sumatran agile gibbons from JLC in East Java to Marak Island off the west coast of Sumatera, Indonesia (9 August 2008).

495 green turtle eggs were confiscated by the Indonesian Police and Forestry Departments in collaboration with the Institute of Wild Animals Advocacy (LASA), one of ProFauna Indonesia's member societies on 8 August 2008, in Sukabumi, West Java.