Wildlife Conservation Indonesia Project #47391

Raising awareness on wildlife trade in Indonesia

by Wildlife Messengers

Raising awareness on wildlife trade in Indonesia

Project Report | Feb 1, 2021
Update from Indonesia | 2021 Feb

By Dudi Nandika, MSc | Director, Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia

Project field-leader Dudi during the parrot census

Dear Supporters,

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for supporting our collaborative conservation campaign during these challenging times.

As George described in the previous report, our team stayed on Seram Island of the Malukus during the lockdown, where we conducted a detailed parrot census. Later, we managed to get back to the capital, Jakarta, where we have been spending most of our times with administrative tasks of the project. We just finished a report in Indonesian Bahasa about the census. With the help of Wildlife Messengers, we are also analysing this important information to publish it in an international peer-reviewed journal. With George, we are also working on a review paper about the Indonesian parrot trade.

Travel restrictions are still strict in Indonesia, but we looked at possibilities of getting back to the field and continuing with the original aim of this campaign, to deliver the documentary film to local communities where the rate of parrot trade is the highest. We would only do this responsibly and following local health requirements. However, these new restrictions (14-day quarantine after reaching eastern Indonesia and many COVID-19 tests before and after the flights) make the logistics harder and more expensive. Unfortunately, with the amount raised so far we are unable to make the first journey just yet, so we decided to wait a bit longer. Meanwhile, we focus on our data analyses and publications that will provide a solid scientific basis to our future conservation efforts.

Many thanks for bearing with us in the meantime. Please stay safe and vigilant!

Project field-leader Dudi during the parrot census

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Oct 5, 2020
Update on the parrot trade in Indonesia | 2020 Oct

By George Olah, PhD | Director, Wildlife Messengers

Wild-living Goffin's Cockatoos in the Malukus.

Dear Supporters,

Since we started our campaign in March, the whole world turned upside down. Unfortunately, because of the travel regulations, we were not yet able to travel to local villages in Indonesia, but I want to give you some quick updates about what we have achieved so far.

When COVID-19 hit Indonesia, our in-country team of local researchers were in the field on Seram Island and had to stay there for almost two months during the lockdown. They did not waste their time and conducted a parrot census on the island, which is the most up-to-date and detailed one today. We are now writing up this report in English.

Others of us, who were not so lucky to stuck in the field, had to adapt to work in home office. We took advantage of this time and analysed the parrot trade data in Indonesia from the past two decades. Using criminological models, we managed to better understand the factors behind the trade, highlighted some trends and species/places that need urgent conservation attention. This study is now under a peer-review process and once published we will share it with you.

Indonesia ordered people to #stayhome, and as part of this campaign we released the Indonesian Bahasa version of our documentary online and we received lots of views and great feedbacks! We still plan to go and screen in remote villages without internet connection, so we keep our campaign open and try to raise the necessary funds before we are able to travel again. If you are interested in our movie, it is now on the program of the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (along with our other documentaries) screening online during this month (see links below).

I wanted to thank you again for your generous support of conservation even during this extremely challenging time! Please keep safe and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

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