Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post
November 2, 2007
The government has said it is having difficulties identifying the number of native species in danger of extinction.
Director for biological diversity affairs at the Forestry Ministry, Toni Suhartono, said much of the existing information on the number of endangered species was based on predictions made before 2000.
"The inventory data on endangered species is a classic problem. Even we don't have exact data on the animal species kept in the country's zoos," Toni told a dialog on orangutan population here Thursday.
He said the conservation of endangered species had yet to become an important issue for government officials and the public.
"The nation's awareness, including among government officials, of the conservation of endangered species is very low. It is, therefore, not easy for us to propose budgets for conservation programs," Toni said.
He said conservation activists should set up groups to investigate endangered species.
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