In the bird market, we can buy any animals from the cheapest one to millions one. From this place, the wildlife trade wheel is moving to the extinction. Because, not only birds to be sold, but also other animals including slow lorises, wild cats, monkeys, weasels, tigers, even orangutans. For the wildlife photographers would be hard to find the animals in the wild. But, they would easily find the animals inside the cage in the ...
Emon, that is how Mrs. Siti’s family calls her name. Emon was one of orangutans that kept as pet by Mrs. Siti. At least there were 3 orangutans before. When the team arrived at Mrs. Siti’s house, Emon was very scared, her hair were standing and started to break the twigs and threw at the people surrounding her. Emon is 14 year-old female orangutan. She was taken from her mother since she was a baby, ...
MEDAN – Weak law enforcement and against orangutan crime issues in Aceh are more frequent, because the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is not working optimally to do its main responsibilities and functions. The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP), the Aceh Orangutan Forum (FORA), and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Forum (FOKUS) join forces to urge the Ministry of Forestry to rescue the orangutans that are kept as pets in Aceh and enforce the law by ...
Jakarta – The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) launched a campaign Free Orangutan Movement (GOM) today. GOM’s aim is to free the orangutans that are kept illegally as pets in Aceh. Daniek Hendarto, Campaigner of COP states as following: “A letter regarding illegal captive orangutans has been reported to the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). Generally, the orangutans’ condition is very poor, like humans, they could die if they don’t get help immediately. An ...
Register yourself and join COP School Batch #3! This programme is designed to equip wildlife protection activists. You will learn biodiversity values, effective communication, animal right and animal welfare, and practical research. COP School Batch #3 will be held at Centre for Orangutan Protection’s Camp in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 27th – 30th of June 2013. To be eligible, you must: 1. minimum 18 year-old, healthy body and mind 2. vibrant youth, work hard, and not ...
Orangufriends, a supporter group of Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) joined forces with the Indonesia Youth Green Coalition (KOHPI), Student Group of Environmental Engineering of Mulawarman University and Mulawarman University’s Students Executive Board (BEM UNMUL), conducted simple action for Earth Day, 22nd April 2013. They conducted ‘pick up trash’ activity along M. Yamin Street in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Each campaigner was holding Earth Day-themed banner and campaigned to deliver the message of this action, particular ...
Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP), International Animal Rescue (IAR), and Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) join forces to urge a palm oil company, Bumitama Agri, to stop land clearing in forested area that is orangutan habitat area. It is aimed to prevent orangutans and others endangered protected species becoming victims of land clearing. On 18-24 March 2013, the rescue teams from the Ministry of Forestry and IAR had rescued 4 orangutans from the Ladang Sawit ...
Centre for Orangutan Protection’s supporter group, Orangufriends, in Kalimantan held a music event at Jar Djenggo d’Warung café in Samarinda, 14th of April 2013. ‘Acoustic Fundraising for Orangutan’ was the theme of the event. The aims of this event were to campaign saving orangutans, and also to raise funds. The funds would be used for renovating orangutan enclosure at Samarinda Botanic Garden (SBG), in East Kalimantan. “Three years ago, we moved several orangutans at SBG ...
Tanjung Puting National Park (TPNP) and the area surrounding TPNP are important habitat for at least 2000 orangutans, particularly Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii subspecies of Bornean orangutan, and others protected endangered species, including sunbears, proboscis monkeys, gibbons, and clouded leopards. Bumitama Ltd., member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil with the registered number 1-0043-07-000-00, is alleged will expand its area in the buffer zone of TPNP. Centre for Orangutan Protection urges President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ...
Yogyakarta, Lately, many communities are using protected animals on behalf of conservation. Raptor Club Indonesia is one of popular community that requires its members to have minimum 1 (one) protected animal. We can imagine how many protected animals that they have. The Coalition Against Wildlife Trading (Liga Anti Perdagangan Satwa-LAPS), an organisation of united various animal care organisations; JAAN, WCS, Suaka Elang, IAR, ProFauna Indonesia, LASA, COP, AFJ, FHK, PPSC, ASTI, often received report from ...
