20 arrested

20 arrested
for logging

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Police arrested some 20 residents
of Ladongi village who were caught red-handed cutting down trees
in Rawa Watumohai National Park recently.

Head of the Provincial Natural Resources Conservation
Dominggus said they were nabbed by the joint operation team which
had been intensifying its forest patrols.

The park, Dominggus said, contains rare species like anoa
goats, pigs, deer and is suitable for natural tourism and
research. (prs)