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This book, “Mengenal Penyu” (“Knowing Turtles-A study from Piai Island”) was written by Ferdiel Ballamu, turtle conservationist, one of the founders and the present chairman of Yayasan...

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Mengenal Penyu-Belajar Pulau Papua (Buku Baru) oleh Frediel Ballamu, delaporkan *Nikka Gunadharma

20 Sep 2022

Buku “Mengenal Penyu” ini merupakan karya dari Ferdiel Ballamu, pegiat konservasi penyu sekaligus salah satu pendiri dan juga ketua dari Yayasan Penyu Papua (YPP) yang didirikan pada tahun 2007....

Introducing ReShark

15 Sep 2022

Those of you who follow the BHS know we have been frequently posting about a project called StAR, which is in the process of re-wilding the Leopard/Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) to one of its...

Pengelolaan Laguna Wayag Penting untuk Pastikan Kelangsungan Populasi Pari Manta di Raja Ampat

West Papua Government Partners with Global Initiative to Restore Zebra Sharks in Raja Ampat

25 Aug 2022

Note: This article is the official press release composed and distributed by the West Papua Province’s Regional Research and Innovation Agency and its development partners. (And it’s our...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, tourism, town meetings, West Papua

Raja Ampat Marine Park’s Authority* Proposed Five Topics To Further Strengthen Its Management, by: Nikka Gunadharma and Allan Fredrik Ramandey*

08 Aug 2022

Waisai, 21st of July 2022. The ever-changing dynamics in managing protected areas inevitably needs adapting, without essentially deviating from the Management and Zoning Plans, set forth in the...

Indonesian Scientists Uncover World’s First Confirmed Manta Ray Nursery in Raja Ampat’s Wayag Lagoon by *Edy Setyawan

04 Aug 2022

Did you know that newborn reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) – some of which can be found in Raja Ampat, West Papua – must live independently without parental care? Have you ever imagined how they...

StAR updates Re-Wilding the Zebra Shark, Part 3

02 Aug 2022

Note: This is the 3rd article in the series. In September of 2021 we first introduced the ambitious StAR project, which will hopefully re-wild Raja Ampat with the charismatic Zebra Shark. The...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Leatherback Turtle, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, park rangers, photography, protected areas, Science, sustainability, turtle, West Papua

Encouraging News on Leatherback Conservation in West Papua by Noviyanti and Deasy Lontoh

15 Jul 2022

The Science for Conservation team of the Research and Community Service Division of the State University of Papua (S4C LPPM UNIPA) has been conducting marine turtle monitoring and nest protection...

Raja Ampat’s Blue Park Award: A Collaboration of Shareholders by Nikka Gunadharma* and Allan Fredrik Ramandey**

11 Jul 2022

On a warm afternoon in early June, the speedboat, “Manta Ray”, tied up to Falaya’s jetty, close to Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat. Of the four people onboard, three waited patiently until the...