----- Original Message ----- From: "Didi Vanii" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:54 PM Subject: [cfbe] FWD: Protected sea turtles need our help
> Louis Ng wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Louis Ng > Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:13:53 +0800 > Subject: [ACRES] URGENT: Turtles need your help! > > BELOW IS AN URGENT APPEAL FROM PROFAUNA, AN INDONESIAN ANIMAL PROTECTION > NGO. > > > TURTLE TRADER ATTACKED PROFAUNA ACTIVISTS > > On 4 June 2003, five activists from ProFauna Indonesia were joining team > from KSDA Bali (Bali Local Forestry Department) and Polda Bali (Police > Department of Bali) in a confiscation program on sea turtle in Pudutsari > and Deluangsari-Tangjung Benoa Bali. The team found and record over 250 > sea turtles placed there. > > Before completing counting the numbers of sea turtles, at around 15.30 > of Bali time, hundreds of people suddenly appeared with any kind of > traditional sharp weapon: big knife, sword, bamboos, etc and shouted in > anger, Hi ProFauna, face us if you dare!! . There was also the Head of > Traditional Village of Tanjung Benoa among the anger mass. > > They were not only shouting in anger, threatening with words such: we > will kill you!! and Destroy ProFauna Office!! , but they did a > physically violence with throwing bamboos to ProFauna activist and > even..tear Witas hair out! (Wita is one of staff in ProFauna Bali). The > turtle traders were also harshly take ProFaunas film. > > Ironically, the policemen which were on the incident area were doing > nothing to protect ProFaunas activist. They just kept quiet when > ProFaunas activist were intimidated.. threatened to be killed, being > pulled and taken its film by the harsh supporters of turtle trade. The > people obviously brought killing weapons and threatened ProFaunas > activists were just absolutely let by Policemen. > > TURTLE TRADE IN BALI FLOURISHING AGAIN > Urgently Need A Help to Stop!! > > The trade in sea turtle in Bali is flourishing again. After being > dramatically reduced by the big raid on sea turtle traded in Bali on > July 2001, the trade is starting to appear openly in Tanjung Benoa, Bali > as the center area of sea turtle trade even in Indonesia. > > The fact of flourishing trade in sea turtle is supported by the > red-handed caught case of several sea turtle catcher boats on the last > few months, the cases are: > 1. On 12 March 2003: A ship was caught with 100 sea turtles in > Karangasem waters-Bali. The turtle was aimed to be sent to Tanjung > Benoa-Bali. > 2. On 1 June 2003: A ship namely Cahaya Mulia from Central Sulawesi > (Celebes) was red-handed caught by Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) in > surrounding Pulau (Island) Panjang waters in East Kalimantan (Borneo). > The boat was carrying 117 sea turtles with Tanjung Benoa-Bali as the > destination. > 3. On 3 June 2003: TNI AL again caught a ship containing 36 green sea > turtles in Pulau Panjang-Berau Region, East Kalimantan. > > There are still hundreds of green sea turtles as well as any kind of > souvenirs made of hawksbill carapaces in Pudut Sari and Deluangsari > district of Tanjung Benoa. The existence of the turtles in Tanjung Benoa > is behind the name of tradition and protected by Traditional Village of > the area. > > However, all species of sea turtles in Indonesia are protected by > Indonesian Law, based on Indonesian Act No. 5/1990 about the > Conservation of Natural Resources and Its Ecosystem. The actor of > violating the law is threatened by the sentence of 5 years jailed and > maximally Rp 100 million (US$ 12,500). In fact, the, catch and trade in > sea turtle is still on going in Tanjung Benoa-Bali. > > URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP!! > > ProFauna Indonesia and all sea turtles in Indonesia urgently need your > help to stop a slaughter of and trade in sea turtles in Bali. Please > send your strong letter to Governor of Bali, Head of Police Department > in Bali (Kapolda Bali), Minister of Forestry and Minister of > Environment. Several important items to be stated on the letter are: > 1. Asking Government and Policeman to Strictly Enforce and do action to > the traders of sea turtle in Bali. > 2. Turtle trade will give bad image for Bali tourism industry > 3. Asking Policeman to provide protection for ProFauna activists who > always do campaign to stop sea turtle trade. > > The address of the letters are: > > Mr. Irjen Polisi Made Mangku Pastika > Head of Police Department of Bali (Kapolda) > Jl. WR Supratman No. 7 Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia > Fax. (0361) 237794 > > Mr. I Dewa Made Beratha > Governor of Bali > Jl. Basuki Rahmat Renon Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia > Fax. (0361) 236037 > > Minister of Forestry > Gd. Manggala Wanabakti Blok I Lantai IV > Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10270, Indonesia > Fax. (021) 5700226 > > Minister of Environment > Gedung A Lt. 6 > Jl. DI. Panjaitan Kav. 24, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia > Fax. (021) 8518292 > > For further information please contact: > > ProFauna Indonesia Bali Office > Jl. Mpu Gandring No 10 Denpasar Bali > Tel. (0361) 424731 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.profauna.or.id > > "We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat > the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow > us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world > recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living > things, humanity will not find peace." > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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