The Maluku BKSDA Killed 41 Protected Wildlife At Yos Sudarso Port, Will Be Rehabilitated Before Being Left Behind

A total of 41 wild animals were secured by the Maluku BKSDA together with the Maluku Port officers Yus Sudarso Ambon (ANTARA/HO-BKSDA Maluku)

MALUKU - The Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of Maluku Province has secured 41 protected wildlife at KM Tidar at Yos Sudarso Port Ambon. A total of 41 protected wildlife consists of four Kakatua Raja (Proboscinger aterrimus), four Kakatua Koki (Cacatua gallery), three Nuri men (Chalcopsitta duivenbodel), and 30 black-headed Nuri (Lorius lory). "On Wednesday at 11.00 WIT at Yos Sudarso Port Ambon, officers have secured 41 protected wildlife," said Maluku BKSDA Forest Police (Polhut) Seto in Ambon, quoted from Antara, Thursday, October 13. Seto said that currently all wild animals have been secured at the Maluku Islands Animal Conservation Center to be quarantined and rehabilitated before being released back into their natural habitat. "Sedangkan untuk tindak lanjut penanganan kasus pengangkutan satwa tersebut akan dikoordinasikan dengan penyidik dari Direktorat Reserse Kriminal Khusus Polda Maluku dalam upaya membongkarkan sindikat pengangkutan satwa khususnya anak dari wilayah Indonesia Bagian Timur,” katanya. He added that the protected wildlife was secured during surveillance and security activities for the circulation of illegal wild plants and animals (TSL). "This supervision was also carried out jointly with officers from the Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Office of Yos Sudarso Ambon Port, Yos Sudarso Port Police (KPYS) Ambon, Ambon Class I Agricultural Quarantine Station and PT Pelni Ambon Branch," said Seto.