Goodbye Jack, Your death is evidence of the weakness of legal justice for wildlife in Indonesia, Save the Sumatran Orangutan

Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) were seized by the Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Aceh (Aceh BKSDA) on 24 April 2013 from the artificial tourist recreation park in District Sibreh, Aceh Besar, eventually die. Orangutans it can not be saved after dying so long.Orangutan Forum Aceh (Fora) was deeply disappointed by the death of orangutans is named Jack. Jack's death is a reflection of the lack of seriousness BKSDA save orangutans illegally kept it.Ratno Sugito, volunteers Fora, Wednesday (05/08/2013), said that BKSDA been slow in foreclosure efforts. Lag time for reporting the illegal maintenance until the confiscation of steps to reach the moon.Jack's existence has been reported in writing by the Foundation for Sustainable Ecosystem (YEL) on March 26, 2013. However, do not immediately step BKSDA foreclosure done so Jack was saved. Jack was in a dying condition when seized."In the letter, written on the subject? Shipment Report Suspected Illegal Orangutan Care in Aceh Besar district. But Jack had seized on April 24, 2013. Took approximately one month, it is natural that Jack died," he said.Jack's death is one of the important moments in law enforcement efforts and protection of endangered species that are protected by Law No. 5 of 1990 on Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems, Act No. 41 of 1999 on Forestry, Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999 on the Preservation of Fauna and Flora, and Government Regulation No. 8 of 1999 on the Use of Wildl Flora and Fauna.Fora also send a warning in writing to the Head of Aceh and some network BKSDA that there are still five other orangutans in Aceh that need to be saved. "Do not let the orangutans we will report through the same thing with the fate of Jack," he said.Fora BKSDA demanding seriousness in addressing reports of trafficking and possession of animals that have been protected by law in Indonesia."The death of Jack should be an important lesson for law enforcement agencies that handling is kept and traded orangutans is not enough to just do a foreclosure. Was time law enforcement should be done," said Badrul Irfan, Chairman Fora.