Segmenting certain areas of the seas and oceans to spare the rare species from fishing is an idea that has been adopted at many places in the world. But in Indonesia the idea is backfiring as poachers try and loot the same marine protected areas.
The latest victim of the Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia is an orphaned orangutan named Pelangsi who was trapped in a snare for ten days before a rescue team ended the poor animal’s plight.
The Sumatran rhinoceros is one of the most endangered mammal species in the world today. Only 200 or so of the two-horned, hairy forest dwelling rhinos exist in the world today – 180 in Indonesia and the rest in Malaysia.
Over the last several years, many animals have stood on the brink of extinction. For homes for humans, food for humans, paper, chairs and everything else in existence, habitat homes for wildlife are depleting at alarming rates.
An endangered Sumatran Tiger is lucky to be alive after it was found with arrow wounds all over his body and in a wire trap in protected Indonesian jungle.
A pod of giant whale sharks were been caught on camera for the first time, stealing fish out of the nets of fishermen.
Award winning photographer David Slater was in the wild outdoors visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia and hoping to get some good shots. But little did he know that a misplaced camera would lead to one of the best self portraits ever – that of a rare Black Macaque.
A two week long survey conducted by Conservation International (CI) and its local partners in Indonesia led to the discovery of nine potential new marine species including eight fish species and a coral reef species.
Orangutans cannot swim, but that has not prevented them from enjoying fishes for meals which they catch using their long limbs and a little assistance from sharp sticks. This has been found by anthropologist Anne Russon who spent over two years observing the animals.
The art of feeding your chicks!
Amateur photographer Octavianus Darmawan spent years capturing these endearing images near his car service station in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Holy cuteness! Anne Young, a bank executive in Singapore snapped this adorable picture at Monkey Forest Park in Ubud Bali, Indonesia of a pair of Macaque Monkeys enjoying a game of ‘peek-a-boo’ during playtime.
