BKSDA Hands Over 26 Confiscated Ternate-Nuri Maluku Kasturi Birds At Sasana Port

Animal delivery at Sanana Port. (ANTARA/Winda Herman)

The Maluku Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) handed over 26 wild animals at the Sanana Sea Port, Ternate, North Maluku.

"The office of the Ternate Class II Agricultural Quarantine Center for the Sanana working area has been handed over wild animals from the Agricultural Quarantine Center officers to the Sanana Resort officers," said the Maluku BKSDA Forest Police, Seto, in Ambon, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, October 30.

The wildlife has details of 16 Ternate Kasturi (Lorius Garrulous) and 10 Maluku Nuri (Eos bornea).

The animal was secured by officers from the Ternate Class II Agricultural Quarantine Center for the Sanana Working Area from the Aqua Star ship while conducting surveillance at the Sanana Sea Port.

In early observations, the animals were in good health and had been taken to the Sanana Resort Office for safekeeping. "The animal has been sent to Ternate for rehabilitation at the Ternate Transit home," he said.

Based on the provisions of Law no. 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and their Ecosystems, it is stated that anyone who deliberately catches, injures, 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 R.100 million (Article 40 paragraph (2)).