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Jokowi releases birds
Bye: President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo sets a dove free at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in West Java on Sunday
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span class="inline inline-center">Bye: President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo sets a dove free at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in West Java on Sunday. (Courtesy of Agus Suparto of the Presidential Palace) '
President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo released 190 birds at the botanical gardens in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday.
Bird species released include the Javan myna, pied myna (Asian pied starling), starling, collared dove, barred ground dove, pied triller, yellow-vented bulbul, sooty-headed bulbul and black-headed bulbul. The President released the birds in a relaxed atmosphere, with no tight protocol procedure.
In February, Jokowi freed hundreds of birds at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta and the Bogor Presidential Palace. As well as birds, the President on the same occasion also released various fish into the Ciliwung River and fish ponds in the botanical gardens.
'The President released the fish and birds to help efforts to preserve natural ecosystems, especial in urban areas,' presidential communication team member Ari Dwipayana said as quoted by kompas.com.
.img_assist_custom-640x320.jpg "Nature-lover: The President bought 190 birds at the Pramuka bird market on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta on Saturday, before releasing them at the botanical gardens. (Courtesy of Agus Suparto of the Presidential Palace)")
Ari explained that accompanied by his son, Jokowi himself bought the birds at Pramuka bird market on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta, on Saturday.
At the bird market, he said, Jokowi had visited bird kiosks one at a time. 'While talking to vendors and customers, he picked 190 birds from various species, which he later bought,' said Ari. (ebf)
.img_assist_custom-640x320.jpg "Conservation: Sunday's mass bird release was not the first time Jokowi has engaged in efforts to help preserve ecosystems. (Courtesy of Agus Suparto of the Presidential Palace)")
