Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Fri, 10/07/2016 - 10:35
The largest wildlife trafficking involving pangolins took place in 2008 in Palembang, South Sumatera, where the authority seized 14 tons of frozen pangolins from a warehouse. The raid was suspected to be closely connected to other smuggling attempts foiled during that time in Vietnam, as local authorities believed that the pangolins came from Indonesia.
Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/MUI) has issued a fatwa against forest-burning. This was stated by MUI's Fatwa Board member, Huzaimah T. Yanggi, in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry office
PROFAUNA's team intensify the education program for the farmers by visiting the farmlands and talk directly to farmers about the extent of their problem and feasible ways to manage the conflict
