THE WILDLIFE TRADE MONITORING GROUP

An Aceh based Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Lembaga Suar Galang Keadilan (LSGK) and the Scorpion Wildlife Foundation (also known as Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group) from North Sumatra carried a joint consolidation meeting in Banda Aceh to discuss partnership in helping the government to protect the biodiversity through law enforcement.

During the meeting, representatives from both organisations discussed about the illegal capture of wildlife in Aceh and how they were transported to North Sumatra and to some other cities including Jakarta. According to the monitoring of the Scorpion Foundation, the wildlife from Aceh continue to enter the wildlife markets in Medan.

Currently, wildlife shops in Medan are increasing in number selling wildlife coming from Aceh.