Investigators from the Indonesian Friends of the Animals NGO group were shocked to find animals in Bengkulu Zoo, Sumatra, Indonesia kept with no food or water and held in cages full of rubbish. The condition of this zoo is very regretful and probably the worst zoo in the world.
Posted on 09:41 July 30th, 2015 Read more...Condition of Bengkulu zoo is very depressing. When visiting this zoo on Saturday (25/07), investigator from Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group/Indonesian Friends of the Animals (IFOTA) found a lot of garbage on the animal enclosures. A bird was injured but apparently did not receive treatment.
Posted on 17:06 July 27th, 2015 Read more...Political Online News RMOL.CO publishes IFOTA Press Release Urging President Jokowi to Ban Dolphin Cyrcus.
Posted on 14:17 July 25th, 2015 Read more...Bogor, Indonesia, 20th July, 2015—Polda Bengkulu (Bengkulu Police) supported by Polres Kaur (District Police), the Government of Indonesia, WCS’s Wildlife Crimes Unit (WCU), TRAFFIC and the Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) today announced the arrest of a suspected Asian Elephant ivory trafficker.
Posted on 14:29 July 21st, 2015 Read more...Executive Director of Scorpion Wildlife Monitoring Group Morison Guciano has urged Indonesia's courts to impose harsh punishment upon illegal wildlife traders to give deterrence effect.Executive Director of Scorpion Wildlife Monitoring Group Morison Guciano has urged Indonesia's courts to impose harsh punishment upon illegal wildlife traders to give deterrence effect.
Posted on 14:25 July 11th, 2015 Read more...In Jakarta, the masked monkey show has been banned, but, outside of Jakarta that show continues. A group of young men performed a masked monkey show on the roadside of Bandar Setia Street, Percut Sei Tuan sub-district, Deli Serdang district of North Sumatra province on Thursday (July 9, 2015).
Posted on 06:35 July 11th, 2015 Read more...