Malang Sub-regional Police have uncovered suspected wildlife poaching in a forest area in Malang Regency, resulting in the shooting death of two Javan porcupines (Hystrix javanica).
The Bali Regional Police's Water and Air Unit Directorate foiled an alleged smuggling attempt of 22 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the waters off Serangan Island, South Denpasar, on Saturday (10/10/2026).
The Sorong Class II Immigration Office, TPI Sorong, handed over a Chinese citizen with the initials WS along with evidence including diving equipment, a bag, a spear, and a laptop to the Southwest Papua Regional Police for legal proceedings related to alleged turtle poaching in Raja Ampat.
The Southwest Papua Regional Police are investigating alleged hawksbill turtle poaching in the marine conservation area of Raja Ampat Regency.
The Bali Regional Police Water and Air Security Directorate successfully thwarted an attempted trafficking operation involving 21 protected green turtles in the coastal area of Buleleng Regency.
Vice Minister of Forestry, Rohmat Marzuki, emphasized that wildlife crime must be viewed as a serious crime, and its handling must not stop at arresting perpetrators in the field, but rather must dismantle the entire network involved, from upstream to downstream.
The death of a Sumatran elephant, found decomposing with its head severed and its tusks missing, in Lubuk Kembang Bunga Village, Ukui District, Pelalawan Regency, on February 2, 2026, marked the beginning of the unraveling of an organized, inter-provincial wildlife poaching network.
