Per month, 30 Tail Hawk Bird Sale on the Market
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Survey of Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) indicates that wildlife trade is still thriving in Jakarta, of which performed at the Bird Market Scout.
"A month there were 30 eagles are traded on the Bird Market Scout," said Pramudya Haezani of Kompas.com JAAN when found in the Earth Day action at the Roundabout Hotel Indonesia Jakarta, Sunday (04/22/2012).
"I thought of baseball? If one eagle habitat cover 4 square acres, it means that 120 acres 30 square tail. It's just wipe out that bird market animals in our ecosystem," said Pramudya.
Animals are bought and sold not only hawk. There are also repeated, lemurs, monkeys and Macaca. For the lemurs, an estimated 60-80 tails are sold each month. This figure is only counted at the Bird Market Scout
Jakarta itself has three bird markets, namely Barito Bird Market, Bird Market and Bird Market Ngasem Jatinegara. Scout Bird Market, according to Pramudya, is the largest sale of wildlife in Southeast Asia.
Pramudya said the ongoing activities of the illegal wildlife trade in bird markets showed that the government still underestimate the activity. "The government, not only governments but also the Ministry of Forestry, but especially, should be concerned about wildlife trade issues," said Pramudya.
JAAN along with several other NGOs who are members of the League Against Wildlife Trafficking (laps) demanding the closure of bird markets. Closure may be detrimental to some, but to help rescue biodiversity.
A number of NGOs involved in action today include Animal Friend Jogja, Tiger Forum Kita, Pro-Fauna, Raptor Indonesia (RAIN), Eagle Sanctuary and Center for Orangutan Protection (COP).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Survey of Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) indicates that wildlife trade is still thriving in Jakarta, of which performed at the Bird Market Scout.
"A month there were 30 eagles are traded on the Bird Market Scout," said Pramudya Haezani of Kompas.com JAAN when found in the Earth Day action at the Roundabout Hotel Indonesia Jakarta, Sunday (04/22/2012).
"I thought of baseball? If one eagle habitat cover 4 square acres, it means that 120 acres 30 square tail. It's just wipe out that bird market animals in our ecosystem," said Pramudya.
Animals are bought and sold not only hawk. There are also repeated, lemurs, monkeys and Macaca. For the lemurs, an estimated 60-80 tails are sold each month. This figure is only counted at the Bird Market Scout
Jakarta itself has three bird markets, namely Barito Bird Market, Bird Market and Bird Market Ngasem Jatinegara. Scout Bird Market, according to Pramudya, is the largest sale of wildlife in Southeast Asia.
Pramudya said the ongoing activities of the illegal wildlife trade in bird markets showed that the government still underestimate the activity. "The government, not only governments but also the Ministry of Forestry, but especially, should be concerned about wildlife trade issues," said Pramudya.
JAAN along with several other NGOs who are members of the League Against Wildlife Trafficking (laps) demanding the closure of bird markets. Closure may be detrimental to some, but to help rescue biodiversity.
A number of NGOs involved in action today include Animal Friend Jogja, Tiger Forum Kita, Pro-Fauna, Raptor Indonesia (RAIN), Eagle Sanctuary and Center for Orangutan Protection (COP).
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