Makassar, a Center for Animal Trafficking

The smuggling of endemic animals from Papua and Maluku runs rampant. Makassar becomes a black market for the illegal trade of protected wildlife.

Didit Hariyadi

June 3, 2024

ARMED with reports from the public about the vessel that smuggled endemic Papua wildlife that was set to dock at the Murhum Port, Baubau City, Southeast Sulawesi, officers from the Southeast Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) made their move. As soon KM Nggapulu, a boat owned by Pelni scheduled to move on to Makassar, Southeast Sulawesi, docked on Friday night, April 19, over a dozen Southeast Sulawesi BKSDA officers hurr

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BKSDA KLHK Burung endemik Papua yang berasal dari keluarga Paradisaeidae dan merupakan hewan dilindungi. Animal Trafficking Endemic Species in Papua Bird-of-Paradise IUCN CITES Makassar illegal trade protected animals TNI Naval Base

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