HUNTING OF PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS IN W LAMPUNG INCREASING

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HUNTING OF PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS IN W LAMPUNG INCREASING

 

04/23/2003

ANTARA - The Indonesian National News Agency

© Copyright 2003 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd.

 

Jakarta, April 22 (ANTARA) - Illegal hunting of protected wild

animals, especially in South Bukit Barisan National Park (TNBBS) in West

Lampung, has grown worse because it had become an organized activity.

 

" This has attracted the serious attention of Indonesian wildlife

observers, " coordinator of the National Network of Indonesian Wildlife

Exploitation (Pantau), Almuhery Ali, told ANTARA in a telephone

interview Tuesday.

Almuhery said, the hunters used traditional weapons that could deceive

security personnel and trapped animals silently.

 

In addition, wildlife trading networks were well-organized and it

would be difficult to uncover them.

 

Almuhery said, from late 2002 to early this year, the police had

handled six illegal hunting cases in the National Park.

 

Of the six cases, the Liwa district court had finalised one case and

sentenced Suhaibun bin Yahya and Sukamto bin Suheri to 15 months in

jail.

 

The police found evidence of one rhinoceros' tooth, a sheet of rhino's

skin, two pieces of rhino's back bones, a sheet of tiger's fur, three

pieces of tiger bones, and a sheet of monitor lizard's skin.

 

Pantau, Almuhery said, would continue to monitor the legal process

against alleged illegal hunters.

 

It had also called on the West Lampung administration to pay serious

attention to illegal hunting problems and support any attempt to protect

wildlife in TNBBS, 75 percent of which was located in West Lampung.

 

The most wanted wildlife in TNBBS are rhinoceros and tiger.

 

A rhinoceros horn is sold at Rp100 million in the black market while a

tiger's fur was worth between Rp10 to Rp20 million.

 

Other parts of the animals among others were sent to Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia, Almuhery said.

 

Therefore, Pantau will work closely with foreign institutions to

monitor preserved wildlife trading, Almuhery said.

 

(THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

23-04 2003

 

 

 

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