The Mystery Of The Origin Of Lumajang Residents Can Have Dozens Of Protected Animals

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JAKARTA - The Lumajang Resort Police (Polres) officers secured dozens of protected animals, namely seven Golden Julang Hornbill, three Binturong civets and one Tiong Emas or Parrot in a resident's house in the Mlawang Village area, Lumajang Regency, East Java.

"We secured the 11 protected animals starting from a complaint submitted by local residents regarding the ownership of animals that are included in the protected animal category," said Lumajang Police Chief AKBP Eka Yekti Hananto Seno in Lumajang, Thursday 18 November.

After being investigated by officers, he continued, it was true that several protected animals were found according to information received from the community, so his party immediately coordinated with the Probolinggo Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA).

"When the process of securing the animals took place, we did not find the owners of the protected animals, but the officers already knew the name of the owner of the protected animal, namely TN, so the pursuit was still underway," he said, quoted from Antara.

He explained that the owner of the protected animal was included in the wanted list (DPO), so that the police would pursue him and for his actions, the National Park would be charged with Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and its Ecosystems.

"Whoever deliberately keeps, catches, keeps, owns and trades protected animals alive, will be imprisoned for 5 years," he said.

Based on information obtained by the Lumajang Police, he continued, the ownership of dozens of protected animals was carried out by the National Park for a period of almost one year.

"We don't know where the protected animals came from, whether they were bought from a small age or the result of hunting, so we are still investigating," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Probolinggo-Lumajang BKSDA Resort, Sudartono, said that the animal is classified as rare and its presence in Indonesia has been determined by law as a protected animal.

"We are tasked with protecting these animals, while for captivity and further care we will leave it to the Indonesian Safari Park," he said.