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Indonesia has joined hands with tech giants Facebook and Instagram to beef up social media surveillance of illegal animal trading, as the government attempts to protect endangered species in the country.
The Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is set to release a tapir into a customary forest in Merangin regency. The tapir was confiscated from Egok, a member of the Suku Anak Dalam tribe, or Orang Rimba, when he was about to sell the protected species in Bangko city last week. Egok reportedly aimed to sell the animal for Rp 15 million (US$ 1,088) to a Bangko resident.
Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in Asia's illegal trade in endangered species, dealing a blow to a family-run syndicate that smuggles elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts to Chinese and Vietnamese dealers.
Prosecutors asked a panel of judges at the Medan District Court to sentence Ismail Sembiring, a trader of Sumatran tiger skins and organs, to three years in prison during a hearing on Tuesday.
