Turning Over a New Leaf

The village of Kucur in Malang is protecting its forests and rare animals by passing new regulations. Hunters will be charged according to customary laws.

August 11, 2009

HADI Sulistyanto, a sharpshooter from Krajan hamlet, finally decided to end his hobby of hunting. The 32-year-old who used to be a guide for hunters in Malang sold off three of his air rifles.

The Benjamin Franklin rifle that he bought for Rp200,000, for example, was sold for only Rp40,000. Another rifle by Canon worth Rp300,000 was sold off for a mere Rp80,000. The same goes for a Sam rifle that he acquired for Rp450,000; he relinquished it for

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