Maluku BKSDA Received 8 Illegal Animals Translocation Products From East Java: 2 Galita Tails, 4 Albas And The Rest Moluccensis

Maluku's older brother (Cacatua moluccensis), the results of the translocation from the East Java KSDA Center, Ambon, Sunday. (ANTARA)

MALUKU - The Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of Maluku Province has received eight wild animals from the translocation of animals from the East Java KSDA Center. The handover was carried out at the Angkasa Pura I Warehouse Complex, Pattimura Airport Branch, Ambon. “Yesterday at 10.00 WIT at the Angkasa Pura I Warehouse Complex, the Pattimura Ambon Airport Branch, has received wildlife from animal translocation activities from the East Java KSDA Center,” said Maluku BKSDA Forest Police (Polhut) Seto in Ambon, Antara, Monday, November 14. As many as eight wild animals are bird-type, with details of two older brother Koki (Cacatua gallery), two Maluku older brothers (Cacatua moluccensis) and four white older brothers (Cacatua alba). "The translocated bird is the result of handover from Lantamal V Surabaya and voluntary submission from the community who are in the working area of the Regional Conservation Section (SKW) VI Probolinggo of the East Java KSDA Center," added Seto. Seto said, before being transferred to the Maluku KSDA Center, the birds had been quarantined, rehabilitated, and checked for animal health by veterinarians in the Quarantine Cage belonging to the East Java KSDA Center in Sidoarjo. "At this time, the translocated bird is being rested in the Maluku Islands Animal Conservation Center Cage in Ambon City for its physical and health recovery process," he said. Seto admitted, in the next few days, an animal health re-examination will be carried out by a veterinarian before the birds are put in a quarantine cage. "“ It is planned that an animal health re-examination will be carried out by a veterinarian before the birds are put into quarantine cage as one of the stages in the process of preparing for release into their natural habitat," said Seto. Based on the provisions of Law no. 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and their Ecosystems that anyone with intentionally arrests, injures, kills, keeps, owns, maintains, transports, and trades protected animals alive; (Article 21 paragraph (2) letter a), is threatened with a maximum imprisonment of five years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 million (Article 40 paragraph (2)