Rare pets given up in Bogor<\/p>\n
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor<\/p>\n
A family in Jl. Sanggabuana, Bogor, were distressed that they had
\nto part with their bird pet, and their child had been crying all
\nmorning about it.<\/p>\n
\"He knows that our pet is going to be taken away. It has been
\nwith us since 1995,\" the mother said.<\/p>\n
But the family has decided to let go of their yellow-crested
\ncockatoo (Cacatua galerita). They called up wildlife conservation
\nofficers to pick it up last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The family is one of four of a total 100 families in Bogor who
\nresponded to conservation officers' letters asking them to hand
\nover the protected animals they were keeping as pets.<\/p>\n
The Bogor wildlife conservation unit conducted the operation
\nin an to attempt to retrieve all of the wild animals.<\/p>\n
According to chief Noor Rakhmat, there were dozens of animals
\non his list besides the cockatoos and four peacocks they picked
\nup later in the day from a house in Dramaga village, Cibeureum.<\/p>\n
Also on the list were three deer, a gibbon, a Javanese eagle,
\na cassowary, and even a crocodile that was captured from the
\nCiapus River by residents of Carangpulang village.<\/p>\n
\"The operation will be held continuously until we get all of
\nthem,\" Noor said.<\/p>\n
These animals, he added, would be sent to the Animal Rescue
\nCenter in Gadog. The operation would be held as far as Cianjur
\nand Sukabumi districts, West Java.<\/p>\n
Noor said that few people understood that keeping wild animals
\nand endangered species was a crime.<\/p>\n
His office had started to disseminate information about laws
\nand regulations regarding wildlife conservation, including Law
\nNo. 15\/1990 on wildlife protection. It carries a maximum penalty
\nof 10-years imprisonment and a maximum fine of Rp 100 million
\n(US$10,260).<\/p>\n
\"We repeatedly tell people that it's better for these animals
\nto live in the wild,\" Noor added. (004)<\/p>",
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