Enviro News Asia, Jakarta – Minister of Forestry (Menhut) Raja Juli Antoni released two Javan hawks at the Kamojang Nature Park (TWA) in Bandung Regency.
The Minister urged the public not to capture or keep wild animals.
“Alhamdulillah, today we released two Javan hawks, the result of conservation and rehabilitation efforts,” said Minister Raja Antoni after the release on Sunday (May 11, 2025), as reported in the official publication of the Ministry of Forestry.
During his visit, Minister Raja Antoni was accompanied by the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (Dirjen KSDAE), Satyawan Pudyatmoko, and the Director General of Watershed Management and Forest Rehabilitation (PDASRH), Dyah Murtiningsih.
They also conducted a site visit to the Kamojang Raptor Conservation Center.
Raja Antoni urged the public not to capture or keep wild animals.
“I urge the public not to capture or keep wild animals. Just recently, I saw firsthand a hawk being kept as a pet. Due to a lack of knowledge, its wings were broken—both of them. It was heartbreaking. Witnessing a sick animal like that is truly saddening,” he said.
Therefore, the Minister called on anyone currently keeping wild animals to hand them over to the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).
These animals will undergo rehabilitation to restore their natural instincts before being released back into the wild.
“So I urge everyone not to capture or keep wild animals. If you are currently keeping any, please hand them over to BKSDA,” said the Minister.
“We will retrain them, have veterinarians check their health, and once they are healthy, they will be placed in larger enclosures to redevelop their wild behavior. Only then will we release them back into nature,” he added.
For your information, the two Javan hawks released were a female named Emilia—handed over by residents of Bogor to the Javan Hawk Sanctuary (PSSEJ) at Mount Halimun Salak National Park.
Emilia had undergone an 11-month rehabilitation and is now able to hunt effectively.
Meanwhile, the male hawk, named Biantara, was born at the PSSEJ of Mount Halimun Salak National Park and has completed a 24-month rehabilitation period.
