East Java BKSDA Secures Kalimantan Orangutan Results Of Smuggling, Will Betranslocated To Central Kalimantan

PR DOC Of The East Java BKSDA

SURABAYA - An orangutan from Kalimantan Ponggo Pygmaus Wurbii) who was smuggled into East Java, will be returned to the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA). Currently, the wildlife crime is being secured by the East Java BKSDA.

"This Orangutan translocation is an effort to preserve wildlife, and educate the public to always maintain the natural ecosystem," said Head of the East Java BKSDA, Nur Patria Kurniawan, Thursday, September 21.

The Kalimantan orangutan was the result of the arrest of wildlife smuggling by the East Java Police's Dirkrimsus team at Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, on June 23, 2023. According to Patria, the translocation of protected animals to emphasize the smuggling and trade of wildlife is a criminal act and violates the law.

"So, the Kalimantan orangutan was sent from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan to Surabaya without a docume," he said.

After successfully securing the wildlife, the Kalimantan Orangutan was immediately entrusted to the East Java BKSDA. Based on the results of laboratory examinations, the Kalimantan Orangutan is in good health.

"The orangutan is known to have its natural habitat in the forest areas of Central Kalimantan and Southwest," he said.

During the action, the police named a person with the initials FF as a suspect. This case has also entered trial at the Surabaya District Court (PN), Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

FF was charged with Article 40 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 21 paragraph (2) letter a of Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and Their Ecosystems in conjunction with Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number: P.106/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/12/2018 concerning protected plant and animal species, with a penalty of 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million.