Natural Thirst Quencher Discoverer

October 5th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

While felling mangroves in coastal areas of East Java, Mochson, 42, the head and coordinator of the Farmers Mangrove Conservation Group in Wonorejo, Rungkut, Surabaya, hit on the idea of using mangroves as an economic commodity without damaging the plants. Felling and pruning damages around 450 hectares of mangroves every year in the Sidoarjo region, according to data from the Forest Regrowth Movement and the plantation section of the agricultural department of the Sidoarjo administration.

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Studying the Ecological Value of Bats: Way Canguk, Sumatra

October 2nd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

As night falls, Way Canguk Research Station manager Meyner Nusalawo stands in a corner of the BBSNP, holding a walkie-talkie to keep in touch with his peers, who have put up nets between two trees in the middle of the park as a bat trap.

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Yogyakarta to Build Wildlife Park: Yogyakarta, Central Java

October 1st, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The Yogyakarta administration will turn a 634-ha piece of land in the Bunder area of Gunungkidul district into a wildlife park for research and tourism as well as to increase the local peoples welfare.

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Taman Menteng Glasshouses: Jakarta, West Java

September 30th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

In the past, the only reason I would go to Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto, specifically the stretch where Hotel Formule-1 is located, is the famous nasi gila — an oily fried rice dish that is a mix of vegetables and meat sold by vendors along that stretch. Other than that, I always tried to avoid it because the traffic was always heavily congested due to disorganized on-street parking according to the Jakarta Post.

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Indonesians in Focus: Yali Kamisi

September 10th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

It was early morning and the grass was still wet with dew. An elderly man was walking home to his village. The deep wrinkles on his face betrayed his age of almost 72, as he revealed later.
Enthusiastic and agile, the grandfather of 14 was hospitable when he spoke early last month. To reach his house, we had to trek for some five kilometers, including wading across a quickly moving river.

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Endangered Monkeys Found: South Kalimantan

September 9th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Some 60 nasalis larvatus (with local name bekantan monkey) were found living in group in an untapped forest by researchers from the South Kalimantan-chapter of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).

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Coral Reef Damaged: Bangka Belitung

September 6th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Around 30 percent of coral reefs in Bangka Belitung (Babel) waters have been damaged due to illegal tin mining and fish poaching activities according to a report in the Antara News.

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Habitat of Endangered Maleo Bird Shrinking: Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

September 3rd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The habitat of the endangered macrocephalon maleo (maleo bird) in Banggai district has been reduced to 625 hectares of the 12,500 ha wildlife reserve set by the Forest Ministry in 1982, an official said.

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Aquaculture: East Java

September 3rd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Almost a century ago, administrators of the Dutch East Indies established a complex of 44 big concrete tanks in the village of Punten, near the central East Java town of Batu, to be used for breeding fish.

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Plan to Save Sumatran Tigers and Elephants

August 30th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

More than 100 experts and officials met in Indonesia on Wednesday to try to draft an action plan to save Sumatran elephants and tigers threatened with extinction. Satellite images show large areas of lowland tropical forests, the primary habitat for elephants and tigers, have been cleared on Sumatra island mainly due to farming and logging, the WWF conservation group said.