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Javan hawk-eagle released in Mt. Wilis forest amid poaching, trafficking risk
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A one-year-old male Javan hawk-eagle perches on a branch in its rehabilitation cage at the Mt. Picis and Mt. Sigogor conservation area in Ponorogo regency, East Java. The photo was taken shortly before the eagle was released on Wednesday. (JP/Courtesy of YKEI)
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one-year-old Javan hawk-eagle was released at the Mt. Picis and Mt. Sigogor nature conservation area in Ponorogo regency, East Java, on Wednesday. Poaching and trafficking laws are poorly enforced in the region, putting the young Javan hawk-eagle in danger.
“Strong law enforcement is, in fact, more important at the moment to deter those who hunt and traffic the Javan hawk-eagle,” Indonesia Foundation of Eagle Conservation (YKEI) head Gunawan told The Jakarta Post after the raptor’s release.
“Releasing the Javan hawk-eagle is important because this raptor is almost impossible keep for breeding, as it has a flying ritual in its natural habitat for the courting and mating process,” said Gunawan.
Environment and Forestry Ministry biodiversity and conservation director Indra Eksploitasia, East Java National Resource Conservation Center (BBKSDA) head Nandang Prihadi and officers from the Ponorogo regency administration attended the event.
East Java BBKSDA also collaborates with YKEI, which is based in Bogor, West Java. The latter provides experts in the rehabilitation and habituation of eagles prior to their release.
At the forest area of Mt. Picis and Mt. Sigogor, about 30 kilometers away from the city of Ponorogo, six green peacocks – two males and four females – were also released.
