Candidates Protected Almost Extinction Appears In Residents' Settlements In East Kalimantan, BKSDA Performs Monitoring

A leak has gone viral on social media hanging on a tree in Pandan Harum Hills Housing, Air Hitam Village, Samarinda, Wednesday (24/4/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Instagram @Samarindaettam)

East Kalimantan (Kaltim) Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has carried out monitoring to emerge at Pandan Harum Hills Housing, Air Hitam Village, Samarinda City, Wednesday, April 24.

The presence of protected animals is known in viral videos on social media. "Currently, our team is monitoring the presence of the reported defenders. Later, our party will submit an official report on complete information collected from the field," said Head of the East Kalimantan BKSDA Sub-Division, Dheny Mardiono, when confirmed in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Thursday, April 25, which was confiscated by Antara. A video uploaded by the Instagram account (IG) @Samarindaettam, which featured this challenge, attracted the attention of internet residents with positive comments about the existence of these endangered animals.

Bekantan dalam video tersebut tampak tidak mengganggu, hanya duduk tenang di atas pohon dan menikmati suasana senja.

"When will I see live animals that are threatened with extinction," said the voice in the video, expressing admiration for the rare moment.

This incident serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving wildlife and habitat, as well as the harmonious interaction between humans and nature. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a long-nosed monkey-like defender with reddish brown fur, is known to be one of the endangered species. Many Samarinda internet residents tagged the IG BKSDA Kaltim account against the uploaded post. A resident of Mugirejo Village, Samarinda, even admitted to seeing a tail hanging on a tree next to his house, in his comments on the upload with the IG Kajastan account. "I often pass through housing near the rhibun forest in Samarinda, but have never seen a defender. Even though it has been three years since I have been working overseas in Samarinda," said a Rosida netizen. The phenomenon of the wandering of a planet in a residential area of a resident also recently occurred in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, which was also handled by the East Kalimantan BKSDA. The presence of a canal in a public area raises concerns among residents, because even though it does not attack, its presence in a public place is considered inappropriate.

The East Kalimantan BKSDA continues to strive to overcome this situation in a safe way for defenders and the surrounding community.