Taman Safari Indonesia denied that they had drugged the lion, which was revealed to be a cub. A spokesperson for the animal theme park said they have rules in place so that the photo prop cub can get all the naptime he requires.
Posted on 02:06 April 10th, 2016 Read more...
http://www.mirror.co.uk published the report on "drugged" lion on 7th of April 2016 under a heading "Safari park slammed over footage appearing to show 'drugged' lion forced to pose for tourist snaps." Officials at the safari park where the pictures were taken insist the animal was not drugged but just "very sleepy."
Posted on 04:10 April 08th, 2016 Read more...
http://www.newshub.asia published a report on 6th of April 2016 entitled "Wildlife Safari: Lion photographs with visitors but not sedated sleep." In the report, Taman Safari justify video circulating on social media related visitors who can photograph with a lion. According to him, the kind of wild animals at the Safari Park was not sedated, but is sleeping.
Posted on 21:36 April 07th, 2016 Read more...
The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in East Kalimantan arrested a protected wildlife trader suspect in Barabai, South Kalimantan.
Posted on 19:22 April 06th, 2016 Read more...
SCORPION investigators were shocked to see a lion looking drugged at Taman Safari, Bogor, last weekend. The lion was being used to attract visitors and pay to have their photo taken with it. This is cruel to the lion.
Posted on 20:56 April 05th, 2016 Read more...
Scorpion Foundation found orangutan skull and several other protected animal’s parts on sale in a shop in Singkawang, West Kalimantan province of Indonesia in Borneo. This finding has been reported to the Director General of Law Enforcement at the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) on 29th March 2016. Following the written report by email, Director of Scorpion Foundation also communicated the case to the Director of Enforcement, Mr. Muhammad Yunus via sms.
Posted on 18:13 April 01st, 2016 Read more...