Archive: 1 November 2007
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007, 05:59 WIB
Indonesia to relocate tigers from oil-palm plantations
Wednesday 31st October, 2007 (IANS) Jakarta, Oct 31 (Xinhua) Indonesia will relocate endangered animals, such as the tiger, from forests from which timber was being harvested or which had been converted to oil-palm plantations in Sumatra island, Forestry Minister Malam Sambat Kaban said here Wednesday. 'The animals found in the non-forestry areas that will be used for oil-palm plantation must be relocated,' said Kaban. The minister said the government had identified areas for conservation.