Conservation Efforts Intensify in Maluku as Illegal Trade Threatens Endemic Parrot Species During World Parrot Day 2026

In the heart of Dobo, the capital of the Kepulauan Aru Regency in Maluku, the atmosphere on Friday, May 26, 2026, was marked by a quiet but visually striking movement.…

Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius Sparks Global Health Concerns, Highlighting Endemic Risks in Indonesia

A recent outbreak of Hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius in the Atlantic Ocean has ignited public concern regarding the transmission of this rodent-borne illness. While the incident has…

Papua’s Last Guardians: The Critical Struggle to Protect Rare Endemic Species from Industrial Expansion and Illegal Trafficking

The Indonesian provinces across the Land of Papua represent one of the world’s final frontiers of pristine biodiversity, harboring a biological treasury that remains unparalleled in its uniqueness and ecological…

Traditional Taboos and Modern Threats The Struggle to Save the Endemic Primates of Mentawai Islands

Mantaola Siritoitet, a respected sikerei or traditional healer in Matotonan Village, South Siberut, West Sumatra, serves as a vital bridge between the human world and the spiritual realm. In the…

Udayana University Student Discovers New Endemic Stick Insect Species Nesiophasma davisdamaledoi on Sumba Island

The landscape of Indonesian entomology has been significantly enriched by the discovery of a previously unknown species of stick insect on the island of Sumba. Davis Marthin Damaledo, a fourth-semester…