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...
The Scorpion Foundation, Indonesian Species Conservation Program (ISCP), and the Forest Polic Rapid Response Unit (Polisi Hutan Reaksi Cepat/SPORC) rescued 2 slow lorises from Desa Pantai, Jalan Raja Sibagot, Balige, Tobasa district of North Sumatra Province, on Thursday night (24th of March 2016).
Posted on 20:43 March 26th, 2016 Read more...
To avoid any conflict with the surrounding community, and for better care of the animals, Scorpion Foundation and SPROC’s Leopard Brigade rescued the animals by translocating them to the Sumatran Rainforest Institute (SRI) animal transit facility in Panyabungan, Mandailing Natal district of North Sumatra Province.
Posted on 13:41 March 26th, 2016 Read more...
Aceh provincial police announced in a press conference today, an agent of two Sumatran tiger skins and bone was arrested by Special Crime Police Unit.
Posted on 20:56 March 21st, 2016 Read more...
Over 50 pieces of stuffed endangered species (full body or derivative) confiscated by investigators of Law Enforcement Directorate General at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) from February to March 2016.
Posted on 04:31 March 18th, 2016 Read more...