Animal rescues in photo exhibit

Animal rescues in photo exhibit

YOGYAKARTA: In cooperation with the Yogyakarta Wild Animal Rescue Center (PPSJ) and the Association of Indonesian Photographers (PFI), Melia Purosani Hotel is holding a photo exhibition of animal rescues.

Titled Long Call, the exhibition was officially opened on Friday evening by the wife of the Yogyakarta governor, Sultana GKR Hemas. Located in the hotel's mezzanine area, the exhibition will run until April 15.

Some 50 photos, mostly showing animal rescues by PPSJ, are displayed at the exhibition. Among the photos on display are pictures of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, photos of wild animals being seized from their owners, and photos showing the release of animals into their natural habitat.

Ferry Ardianto of the PPSJ said the exhibition was a reminder to people of the importance of wildlife, saying the loss of species could damage the ecosystem and change the balance in nature.

"Many people do not seem to understand this," Ferry said.

The chairman of the exhibition's organizing committee, Slamet Susanto, said the exhibition would travel to 12 other major cities, including Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Malang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Balikpapan, Manado, Medan, Lampung and Pontianak. -- JP