This was recently posted onto Oriental Bird-net, concerning poaching at the
Bali Myna reintroduction programme at Bali Barat National Park in Indonesia.
It seems that not content with virtually wiping these birds out in the wild,
poachers are now resorting to stealing birds from the captive breeding
cages.
The latest effort was foiled, but not before the bird keeper, Komang Astika,
suffered gunshot wounds.
A sobering lesson to us all about what some people are having to put up with
in their efforts to protect the planet's wildlife - I'm sure that messages
of support and solidarity to would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.
GRUFF DODD
Barri, Cymru/Wales
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KONUS
> Sent: 01 February 2002 01:00
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> Subject: [OB] Another poaching effort at BBNP
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> Please forward this message to your colleagues
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> Dear all,
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> At the beggining of this year, again poacher tried to stolen Bali
> Mynah from the Pre Release Training Center at Bali barat National
> park. Although, last year one poacher has been put in jail, it
> seem can not stop the poaching activity in the park.
>
> On last thursday January 31th 2002, a groups of poacher were
> unsuccessfully in their attempt to steal Bali Mynah because the
> bird keeper (namely Komang Astika) was able to stop the poacher
> activity. Unfortunatelly, he got shot in the leg and is now in
> the hospital.
> Since aerly 1990s many poaching activities was occur in the park
> and many wild Bali Mynah lost from their habitat. But recently,
> the poacher start their activity in the PTC area, when two years
> ago few birds lost from this cages.
> Although, thing are becoming incrasingly dificult to protect the
> Bali Mynah, however recently local NGOs, and BBNP management were
> making continuing effort to conserve them. And last year, the
> current release captive bred bird to the wild habitat was attend
> by the Balines Goverrnor.
> Moreover, education program was also started by the year of 2001
> and will continue onward. While to increase support the law
> enforcement since last year the reward has been offer to
> person/ranger who succesfully stop the poacher activity.
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> PROTECT BALI MYNAH or EXTINCT
>
> Made Wedana
> KONUS-Nature Conservation Society of Indonesia
> Jl. Pamekar Raya No. 10 Bandung 40613
> West Java
> INDONESIA
> Phone-Fax: 022-7800780
> email:
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