Note: The country's biodiversity is coming under severe threat due to unchecked trading in rare and endangered species across the country. The Jakarta Post's Kanis Dursin and Indra Harsaputra interviewed experts and activists on how animal traders operate and what sort of measures are needed to put an end to the trade. The following are their reports.
Ibox Some rare species still traded in the RI
1. Pig-tailed Langur (Nasalis concolor) 2. Proboscis Monkey, Long-nosed Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) 3. Agile Gibbon, Dark-handed Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) 4. Mentawai Gibbon (Hylobates klossii) 5. Common Gibbon, White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar) 6. Javan Gibbon, Silvery Javan Gibbon (Hylobates molloch) 7. Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) 8. Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 9. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) 10. Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) 11. Water Civet (Cynogale bennettii) 12. Leopard (Panthera pardus) 13. Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) 14. Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) 15. Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) 16. Tiger (Panthera tigris) 17. Sumatran Rhinocheros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) 18. Javan Rhinocheros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) 19. Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) 20. Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) 21. Javan Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus aloniger) 22. White-winged Duck (Cairina scutulata) 23. Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) 24. Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) 25. Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffini) 26. Yello-streaked Lory (Cha 27. Red-and-blue Lory (Eos histrio) 28. Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) 29. Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 30. Batagur, River Terrapin (Batagur baska) 31. Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) 32. Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) 33. Leatherback, Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) 34. Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) 35. Siamense Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) 36. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) 37. Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) 38. Papuan Python (Morelia papuana) 39. Black Sicklebird (Epimachus fastuosus) 40. King Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina superba)