In celebrating National Nature Conservation Day 2021
and efforts to conserve wildlife, the Wildlife Authority in
North Sumatra province (BBKSDA-SU) released 4 protected animals back in the wild
in Siranggas Wildlife Reserve, Pakpak Barat regency, North Sumatra on Monday afternoon (14/6).
The four animals
included two binturongs, one slow loris, and
one Leopard cat. One unprotected snake, python, was also released together with the other 4
protected animals.
The BBKSDA-SU carried out the release in collaboration
with the Scorpion Foundation and the Indonesian Species Conservation Program
(ISCP).
One of the two Binturongs (Arctictis binturong)
was handed over to the BBKSDA-SU on August 24, 2019 while the other
was related to a law enforcement process in
October 2020.
The Leopard cat (Felis
bengalensis) and the slow loris (Nyebus coucang) were handed over to the BBKSDA-SU. The slow loris was entrusted to the ISCP while the python (Phyton
reticulatus) was discovered near the Sibolangit Wildlife Rescue Center in June 2021.
