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Endangered Species

Bird’s nest boom

Indonesia’s efforts to supply delicacies to China are evolving in surprising directions

Rock music and social activism on the internet

Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

Bali's wild side

Managing conservation, tourism and the needs of local communities in Bali Barat National Park

Eco-tourism for whom?

Bunaken National Marine Park is promoted as an ideal mix of tourism and conservation, but not all local people agree.

Rare birds die in West Java

Impoverished villagers kill huge numbers of migrating birds resting on Java's foreshores each year. JOHN McCARTHY reports

In the forests of the night

Living with tigers in South Aceh

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