Rare animal trade out of control<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: Inter-island trading in rare animals in
\nIndonesia is getting out of hand, therefore law-enforcement
\nagencies need to step up efforts to fight the illegal trade,
\nlocal conservationist I Wayan Wiradnyana said here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Wayan said hundreds of rare animals such as orangutans,
\ngibbons, sloths, eagles and cockatoos were sent every week from
\nthe island of Sumatra to Java.<\/p>\n
Based on a study conducted by Wayan and his team in Medan,
\nBengkulu, Lampung, Kalimantan, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Papua,
\nthe rare animals were transported by inter-city buses.<\/p>\n
Despite the Natural Resources Conservation Agency's efforts to
\nstop the inter-island trade in rare animals by keeping a close
\nwatch on people and cargo passing through bus terminals and
\nseaports, the illegal trade continued, Wayan said.<\/p>\n
He said that not only Jakarta but also Semarang and Surabaya
\non Java island were known as entry points for the transport of
\nrare animals from Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua. -- Antara<\/p>",
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