SLOW LORIS & WILDLIFE NEW REHABILITATION CENTER

Two individual Sumatran slow lorises returned to the wild in Gunung Leuser National Park last February 8th. These two individual slow lorises were confiscated from residents in Baharok, Langkat, North Sumatra.

Palbert Turnip, Head of Regional V National Park Management Section, Gunung Leuser National Park Center (BBTNGL) said this case stemmed from public information about residents having two Sumatran slow lorises in their homes. Hall down for investigation. Residents who maintain it turns out to get these animals from their fields.

The full article can be seen on Mongabay Indonesia news and in this article Mongabay Journalist also interviewed ISCP member Mr. Rudianto S on February 13, 2022 regarding the conservation and illegal trade of slow lorises :
https://www.mongabay.co.id/2022/02/19/kukang-sitaan-lepas-liar-di-leuser-perdagangan-ilegal-satwa-terus-terjadi/?fbclid=IwAR2kSQ2ncfIy3KGEb3xaplotbmqTswz4oqmjpAvQz8ImPoWITEL6LK8wd4E

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ISCP Admin

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• 2 Sumatran Slow Loris released in Leuser national Park

The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) is included in the list of protected animals in Indonesia. This is based on the decision of the Minister of Agriculture No. 66/Kpts/Um/2/1973 on February 14, 1973. But unfortunately, now there are still many people who trade the Sumatran slow loris due to the high market demand and easy access to get this endangered animal and there are still people who take it from nature to keep them illegally.

And at the beginning of 2022, the ISCP team again reported findings to the KSDA of the Central Aceh resort on February 13, 2022, regarding the presence of residents of the village of Belang Jorong, Bener Regency, taking care of 1 individual mother of Sumatran slow loris and her baby taken from nature approximately 3 weeks ago.

Furthermore, ISCP volunteers representing Aceh accompanied the KSDA resort middle Aceh confiscating and rescuing the 2 individual slow lorises on February 14, 2022 which also coincided with Valentine's Day, after a health check was held where the slow lorises were also recently taken from the wild , still healthy and wild, so on the same day the brood lorises and their chicks were released in the afternoon in a conservation forest area in Bener Meriah district, Central Aceh.

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ISCP Admin