A deportation case involving two Chinese nationals has drawn attention to the intersection of immigration enforcement, wildlife protection, and the growing role of social media in documenting activities in remote…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry has disrupted an alleged Papua wildlife trafficking operation after rescuing seven protected birds that were reportedly being offered for sale through Facebook. Authorities also arrested a…
Authorities from the Papua Tengah Quarantine Office (Balai Karantina/Barantin Papua Tengah) have successfully prevented the illegal transportation of several Papuan green tree pythons through the cargo terminal of Mozes Kilangin…
Inside containers that had travelled thousands of kilometres from eastern Indonesia, dozens of rare animals from Papua were just hours away from being smuggled into the illegal wildlife trade. Investigators…
At first, nothing about the boat seemed unusual. It had just arrived at the port in Juwana, Bajomulyo Village, Pati Regency, Jawa Tengah (Central Java) Province, blending in with others…
The line at the port moved slowly that morning. People stood with their bags, some chatting, others checking their phones, waiting for their turn to board. It was the kind…
On February 11, 2026, a routine docking at Ahmad Yani Port in Ternate, North Maluku, led to a big step forward in protecting wildlife. Conservation officers and uniformed officers stood…
In the early morning, when the mist is still low over the forest floor in Papua, you can sometimes hear footsteps under the tall trees. These are not human footsteps;…
In the lush green heart of Papua, where the mist rolls across mountain ridges and forests shimmer with birdsong, an act of law enforcement unexpectedly ignited a national conversation. On…