Bonfire of the endangered animals: Rare stuffed tigers and bears heaped on to pile and burned
By ANNA EDWARDS
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Dumped on to a pile and set alight, these stuffed carcasses are engulfed in flames after authorities in Jakarta confiscated them.
Officials in Jakarta seized hundreds of the endangered animals, which had all been slaughtered by poachers and then stuffed so that buyers could proudly display their senseless kill.
In total 258 animals from different 48 species - including 15 tigers, 2 sun bears and 48 deer - were destroyed.
Dumped: Confiscated stuffed animals are prepared to be burnt in a fire in Jakarta, after authorities seized the poachers' kills from people's homes
Authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia are reduced to ashes after being seized from people's homes
In Indonesia trading in or being in possession of certain protected animals or their body parts is a criminal offence
The animals had all been killed by poachers before being stuffed and sold to be displayed in people's homes
The animals in question had all been killed by poachers before being stuffed and sold to be displayed in people's homes.
In Indonesia trading in or being in possession of certain protected animals or their body parts - such as the Sumatran tiger - is an offence.
Indonesia faces huge challenges as it tries to protect its myriad of wildlife.
Authorities have attempted to protect areas and conserve Indonesia’s wildlife - but many live outside these reserves, where they are threatened by logging, plantations and wildlife trade, according to Wildlife Conservation Society.
In total 258 animals from different 48 species - including 15 tigers, 2 sun bears and 48 deer - were destroyed
The rich biodiversity of Indonesia is currently under attack from a variety of sources
The forests of Indonesia, are being flatted at an alarming rate due to massive illegal logging and poaching
The country's forests are crucial for the earth and a variety of species, as it covers over 98 million hectares
The country is regarded as Southeast Asia’s largest exporter of wildlife, both legal and illegal, the organisation reported.
The rich biodiversity of Indonesia is currently under attack from a variety of sources.
The forests of Indonesia, are being flatted at an alarming rate due to massive illegal logging and clearing for palm oil plantations, the Orangutan Foundation International charity reported.
Because of the march of greedy loggers who are unconcerned about the delicate wildlife and habitats, thousands of plant and animal species re being wiped out.
The country's forests are crucial for the earth, covering over 98 million hectares (242,163,274 acres).
The destruction is 'causing incalculable losses in terms of biodiversity and is pushing species such as the orangutan ever closer to extinction' the charity has warned.
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