Indonesian wildlife trade

Dozens of protected species from West Papua was discovered aboard a Indonesian Navy LCT (Landing Craft Tank) ship, KRI Teluk Lada. The animals were discovered during a ship inspection and were sent to BKSDA by the Navy. These species are planned to be released back into the wild.

They didn't specified in the page about what species that were smuggled aboard the ship, but if we go with the pictures provided, the species were sulphur-crested cockatoos, paradisaea birds, unknown green colored parrots (Could be fig parrots or male eclectus parrots), black-capped lories, three grizzled tree-kangaroos, an common spotted cuscus, and possibly an mountain cuscus.

Kapal Perang Indonesia Angkut Satwa Dilindungi Asal Papua
 
After a socialization by West Sumatra's BKSDA, a former Wali Nagari(1) of Siguntur, Aswat, gave his pet siamang to the BKSDA, whom he kept for five years. Aswat admit that he doesn't know that siamang are a protected species. He received the female siamang from a friend.

The siamang is temporarily entrusted to be taken care for by Taman Satwa Kandi, a zoo in West Sumatra.

Mantan Wali Nagari Serahkan Siamang Usai Diberi Sosialisasi

(1) Wali Nagari is a political positions in the local politic of West Sumatra similar to that of a mayor, who are the head of Nagaris, which are basicly small towns in West Sumatra.
 
Over 363 birds were confiscated by the authority in Banyuwangi. Among those birds, 16 were protected species, such as the greater green leafbirds, Malayan black magpies, blue-winged leafbirds, and crimson sunbirds, the latter two were wild caught from the Alas Purwo National Park according to the authority.

The suspect was a financiers and wildlife traders, although he was in the business for just four months. The birds has been sent to BKSDA.

Jalankan Bisnis Ilegal Burung Dilindungi, TDS Ditangkap Polisi
 
Another rather unique news.

BKSDA thwarted the transport of packages containing 19 caucasus beetles in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which doesn't have live animals export license and instead documented as snacks.

The beetles were each stored in small plastic jars used to store red pepper flakes, they were destined to Germany. BKSDA planned to release the beetles into the wild.

BKSDA Hentikan Pengiriman Kumbang ke Jerman
 
I have an idea:
TSI and Jatim Park zoos (and also Bali Zoo) should take care of (and sometimes display) smuggled animals like Singapore Zoo instead of local zoos that we don't know their tracks and there might be a 50/50 chance of the animals being mistreated. We can trust TSI and Jatim Park zoos more than those local zoos excluding Bali Zoo.
 
Fargusno said:
I have an idea:
TSI and Jatim Park zoos (and also Bali Zoo) should take care of (and sometimes display) smuggled animals like Singapore Zoo instead of local zoos that we don't know their tracks and there might be a 50/50 chance of the animals being mistreated. We can trust TSI and Jatim Park zoos more than those local zoos excluding Bali Zoo.
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It does happen, which is how we got the liger in Taman Safari Bogor and the long-nosed echidna in Batu Secret Zoo. Because the animals were found near the zoo's proximity, so it makes sense that BKSDA would entrusted them to these zoos.

It would be a waste of time and effort to move confiscated animals outside the proximity of Cisarua, Prigen, or Batu. It cut a lot of budget and time to entrusted them to a nearby zoo, for example if the animals were found in Semarang then it would obviously be entrusted to Semarang Zoo or if it was found in Bukittinggi then it would be entrusted to Bukit Kinantan Zoo and so on.

These entrusted animals are often monitored by BKSDA and will eventually be released back into the wild. Although my trust on BKSDA are recently rather low because of their ties with influencers and their awful treatment of their Sumatran elephants.

To get animals that were confiscated outside of their proximity, large zoos like Taman Safari or Batu Secret Zoo need to communicate to the BKSDA of those provinces to get those animals. Example for this is how Batu Secret Zoo got their mountain anoas and marbled cats.

Worth noting that the animals that were confiscated by the authority and BKSDA are most of the time ready to be rehabilitated and returned back into the wild, so there's really no need of sending them to zoos.
 
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A cargo ship was seized by the authority in Banjarmasin. The vessel, which was destined to Probolinggo, carried over 91 Papuan native species, including 7 palm cockatoos, 23 triton cockatoos, an western crowned pigeon, an hooded pitohui, 36 black-capped lories, 3 eclectus parrots, an hooded butcherbird, an Papuan white-eye, an Horsfield's bush lark, 2 northern cassowaries, 12 unidentified turtles, an "green snake" (Possibly green tree python), and 2 stuffed deer heads.

These species has been sent to BKSDA Central Kalimantan.

Puluhan Satwa Asal Papua Diselundupkan Lewat Kalimantan
 
Nandito said:
A cargo ship was seized by the authority in Banjarmasin. The vessel, which was destined to Probolinggo, carried over 91 Papuan native species, including 7 palm cockatoos, 23 triton cockatoos, an western crowned pigeon, an hooded pitohui, 36 black-capped lories, 3 eclectus parrots, an hooded butcherbird, an Papuan white-eye, an Horsfield's bush lark, 2 northern cassowaries, 12 unidentified turtles, an "green snake" (Possibly green tree python), and 2 stuffed deer heads.

These species has been sent to BKSDA Central Kalimantan.

Puluhan Satwa Asal Papua Diselundupkan Lewat Kalimantan
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I'd love Taman Burung or Jakarta Bird Park to acquire the confiscated hooded pitohui. It's a very rare bird and yet literally the only venomous one.
 
The authority thwarted the smuggling of 26 protected animals in South Sulawesi. The owner and smuggler of the animals has not been found.

The condition of the animals were poor, with some even stored in sacks. The animals were two sulphur-crested cockatoos, two palm cockatoos, ten black-capped lories, two hooded butcherbirds, three pitohuis, and five unspecified cuscus. BKSDA planned to release these animals back to West Papua.

KM Gunung Dempo Bawa Puluhan Satwa Langka Asal Papua Barat
 
Authority has thwarted the smuggling of over 104 animals from western New Guinea aboard a motor ship, with itended destination to Surabaya. The animals were stored in plastic bags, bottle, cardboard, and even plastic pipes.

Due to the horrid condition they were in, not all of them survived. Those who sadly perished include an dusky pademelon, three king birds-of-paradise, and two unspecified parrots. Those who luckly survived include nine dusky pademelons, two Waigeo cuscus, an eastern common cuscus, three western long-beaked echidnas, six eclectus parrots, seven sulphur-crested cockatoos, eight lesser birds-of-paradise, five king birds-of-paradise, three saltwater crocodiles, an D'albertis python, an Macklot's python, five carpet pythons, two green tree pythons, two crocodile monitors, four spotted tree monitors, and 31 red-bellied short-necked turtle.

104 Ekor Satwa Diselundupkan dari Papua
 
The authority in Sorong has thwarted the smuggling of 24 birds aboard a passenger ship. These birds were stored in a garment bag as well in a crammed wooden box. The rescued birds include two pitohuis, six black-capped lories, an eclectus parrot, ten crowned pigeons, and five cassowaries, with one dead individual. The smuggler, suspected to be a security officer, managed to evade capture.

BKSDA Papua Barat Gagalkan Penyelundupan 22 Satwa Dilindungi
 
I feel like the issue of wildlife trade in Indonesia is something that need to be updated more. Wildlife keeping is something that are very popular in Indonesia and somewhat have a impact towards the popularity and even management of zoos, especially newer mini zoos. While some animals are bred in captive farms to be kept as pets or zoo animals (Despite different keepers having broadly different maintenance, good or bad for the animals), so many have been taken off from their homes in the wild to be shipped away, often for a thousand miles, away to be kept in someone's possession. This holder can either be a capable conservational facilities intendes to breed and research these often threatened animals, but almost most of the time this animals ended up in the hand of private collectors, ranging from professional keepers to even families or kids buying them for amusements. This is a issue that are relevant to be talked about when talking about how Indonesia deal with wildlifes as captive animals.
 
To restart, a duo of husband and wife in West Kalimantan have been apprehended by authority on July of 2024, for being involved in the collecting and selling of around 66,8 kilogram of Sunda pangolin scales.

GARDA ANIMALIA on Instagram: "Sepasang kekasih asal Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat, bernama Maria Endang dan Filipus Antonius mengukir namanya dalam laman Sistem Informasi Penelusuran Perkara dengan status ‘penahanan’. Keduanya terpaksa harus melanjutkan hubungan romansa dari balik jeruji besi setelah pengadilan memberikan vonis atas tindak kejahatan mereka memperdagangkan 66,8 kilogram sisik trenggiling. Mirip seperti kisah ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ mereka bersatu justru untuk melakukan kejahatan tak bermoral. Mereka telah berkontribusi pada rusaknya keberlangsungan ekosistem dengan memicu perburuan terhadap satwa liar. #pembelasatwaliar #gardaanimalia #satwaliar #trenggiling #bonnieandclyde #sisiktrenggiling #sanggau #kalbar"
 
Over 143 reptiles of different species are rescued from a smuggling attempt in an airport in Merauke, West Papua. The reptiles are found in bags that aren't given any identification. This attempt was discovered after a suspicion from the airport's staff coming from the unusual sound and movement coming from the bags.

The confiscated species include;
  • 14 varanus panoptes horni
  • 90 chlamydosaurus kingii
  • 2 morelia spilota harrisoni
  • Multiple (Reported to be 2, but photo shown more than that) morelia viridis
  • 21 simalia amethistina
  • 14 tiliqua gigas evanescens
These reptiles are handed over to the airport's quarantine to be taken care off.

Penyelundupan Ratusan Reptil Gagal, Berawal dari Gerakan Mencurigakan Saat Karung Lewat Mesin X-Ray

GARDA ANIMALIA on Instagram: "Sejumlah reptil diamankan petugas dari dalam bungkusan di kargo keberangkatan Bandara Mopah, Merauke, Papua Selatan. Ratusan satwa yang diamankan diketahui merupakan jenis dilindungi. Simak selengkapnya! #pembelasatwaliar #gardaanimalia #satwaliar #soapayung #biawakcoklat #sancahijau #sancakarpet #sancapermata #kadallidahbiru"
 
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The authority managed to thwart the smuggling of over 982 birds in the port of Bakaheuni, Lampung. These birds, some of which are within the list of the protected species according to Indonesian law, are contained within cramped boxes inside a truck. These birds are reported to be originated from Pekanbaru in Riau, and are planned to be sent to Bekasi in the Jakarta metropolitan area.

These birds include;
  • 125 blue-winged leafbird
  • 60 leafbird (Labelled as Javan leafbird, which are endemic to Java)
  • 36 lesser green-leafbird
  • 18 blue-crowned hanging parrot
  • 11 greater green-leafbird
  • 600 white-eye
  • 43 flycatcher
  • 27 streaked bulbul
  • 14 chestnut-capped laughingthrush
  • 12 ruby-throated bulbul
  • 12 Asian fairy bluebird
  • 11 long-tailed sibia
  • 9 ashy drongo
  • 4 oriole

Sebanyak 982 Ekor Burung Diselundupkan di Sasis Truk di Bakauheni
 
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