Only 200 Javanese eagles left

JAKARTA (JP): There are only about 200 Javanese eagles left in Indonesia, Director General of Nature Preservation and Forest Protection Soemarsono, said on Monday.

The eagles (spizateus bartelsi) live in lowland plains and mountains up to 3,000 meters and are found in West, Central and East Java, he said at the opening of a three-day workshop on Javanese eagles in Cisarua, West Java.

The workshop was organized in cooperation with the Taman Safari Indonesia park in Cisarua, and two international environmental groups, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and the Captive Breeding Specialist Group.

The Safari Park has six Javanese eagles, two and six years old respectively. The Javanese eagle is the symbol of Indonesia's independence. (sim)