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Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

I am an ecologist, and I have been lucky to work with white rhino in Africa. This work has involved capturing rhino, dehorning and moving them – methods used to try to save rhino from poachers.

The Conversation

Javan Rhino Clings To Survival After Indonesia Poaching Wave

In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species.

International Business Times

Is the Javan tiger back from extinction? New study ignites controversy.

Geneticists have critiqued a study suggesting extinct Javan tigers are still alive, but the search is just beginning.

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Weather tracker: Indonesia floods cause landslides and disruption to transport

Heavy rainfall linked to low-pressure system hits south of Java with flood depths of up to 80cm in Semarang

The Guardian - UK

Moderate 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indonesia's Java Island

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Java island causes panic but no immediate damage reported.

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Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 3 people

Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people

The Independent UK

US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations are participating in a combat exercise on Indonesia’s main island of Java amid concerns about China’s aggression

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5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia's main island, damaging several buildings

A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, damaging several buildings and prompting panic

The Independent UK

Indonesia: Violent youth gangs spread terror on island of Java

Although youth gang wars affect all of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, a city of 400,000 inhabitants on the island of Java, has become the epicentre of a worrying new phenomenon. There, teenage boys clash in the streets at night. They travel on motorbike, armed with truncheons or rusty swords. Their victims are…

France 24

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes off Indonesia’s Java Island, No Tsunami Risk

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday but there was no risk of tsunami, the country's geophysics agency said. The quake was strongly felt in Surabaya, Tuban, Denpasar, and Semarang, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia's Disaster Agency, said by phone. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) put…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia’s Merapi spews searing gas clouds and lava

Avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava have erupted from Mount Merapi on the densely populated Indonesian island of Java.

The New Daily

Merapi volcano erupts on Java

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing hot cloud up to seven kilometres into the air, the country’s disaster management agency said.

Bangkok Post

Two calves of endangered Javan rhinos spotted in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Indonesia has welcomed two baby Javan rhinoceroses to a family of one of the world's most endangered species, the environment and forestry ministry said.

Bangkok Post

Lumpy skin disease edges closer to Australia with detection in East Java

Lumpy skin disease has moved another step closer to our shores and experts say if the disease is detected here, it could cost Australia's agriculture sector $7 billion within a year.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

5.8-magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Java Island

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people. The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometers from the town of…

The Independent UK

Explosion outside Indonesian police station injures several

A man blew himself up Wednesday outside a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation

Reuters

Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt. Semeru eruption

Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Reuters

Japan Meteorological Agency says no tsunami impact from Java volcano eruption-NHK

Japan's Meteorological Agency said on Sunday that there was no tsunami impact a volcano that erupted on Sunday in Indonesia, public broadcaster NHK said.

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Indonesia Raises Volcano Warning to Highest after Semeru Erupts

Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air. The evacuation of people living near the volcano in East Java province had begun, a top regional administrator, Thoriqul Haq, told…

Reuters

Indonesia evacuates villagers as volcano erupts on Java island

A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island.

The Independent UK

Strong quake shakes main Indonesia island, no major damage

A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic but only minor damage just two weeks after an equally powerful quake killed hundreds

Bangkok Post

5.7-magnitude quake hits Java

A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and shaking the same town devastated by a tremor last month that left more than 330 people dead.

The Independent UK

Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides

ABC News

Five-year-old boy rescued from rubble of landslide triggered by Indonesia's earthquake

Amid scenes of devastation across the Cianjur region of Indonesia after Monday's earthquake, a five-year-old boy is rescued following days being trapped under the rubble of his flattened home.

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia earthquake: many of those killed were schoolchildren, says official

Death toll of Java quake rises to 268, with dozens of schools affected, as rescuers race against time to find survivors

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