First panda born in Indonesia makes public debut at Taman Safari
Rio was born on Nov. 27 last year to giant panda pair Cai Tao and Hu Chun. Both pandas arrived in the park in 2017 under a 10-year joint research program and as a symbol of the…
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Elephants in Indonesia critically endangered with only 21 habitat areas
The government will issue a presidential instruction on rescuing the population and habitats of Sumatran and Kalimantan elephants.
Indonesia to loan two Komodo dragons to Japan
Ahmad Munawir, a conservation official at the Forestry Ministry, said the dragons will be sent to iZoo in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan’s largest reptile and amphibian-focused zoo,…
Indonesia welcomes first panda born in the country
The cub was born on Nov. 27 at the Taman Safari Indonesia wildlife park in Bogor, West Java, to giant panda pair Cai Tao and Hu Chun. Both pandas arrived in the park in 2017 under…
UK, Indonesia sign MoU to strengthen climate change mitigation at COP30
The partnership is not only a country-to-country initiative but a joint declaration for the future of Earth, in which Indonesia is ready to become the world's strategic partner to…
Two school collapses prompt authorities in Indonesia’s West Java to inspect buildings
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi acknowledged that many schools in the province suffer from substandard construction.
Four dead, dozens injured in mosque collapse in Indonesia’s Bogor
The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. in Sukamakmur Village, Ciomas Subdistrict, when the two-story mosque collapsed during a sermon. The religious gathering was attended by…
Indonesia increasingly reliant on imported silkworms: Researcher
A researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency, said that that domestic silkworm hybrids only made up about 5 percent of the total national demand for silk fabrics.
Captive-bred Javan hawk-eagles released in West Java
Taman Safari Indonesia director said the release was part of a captive breeding program by the Javan Hawk-eagle Conservation Center and TSI.
First ‘corpse flower’ blooms away from home in Indonesia
The Plant Conservation Centre has been trying to cultivate the giant flower outside its native habitats for the last 16 years.