Bali Wildlife Rescue Centre - Friends of the National Parks Foundation
At the Bali Wildlife Rescue Centre, one of only seven such centers in whole of Indonesia, we care for, rehabilitate and release native endangered wildlife, most of which are the victims of illegal trading and poaching.
A great centre with an amazing cause.
If you can help, please assist them in any way possible.
The rescue center is on the outskirts of the town of Tabanan in Central Bali. The address is Jalan Teratai No. 49, Dauh Peken, Tabanan.
info@fnpf.org
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A Great Calm by Kev Rowe
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Bali Wildlife Rescue Centre January 2019 (Friends of the National Parks Foundation)
Some cute memories from our time volunteering with endangered animals in Tabanan, Bali
Song- Sunday (Looking for Summer Remix) By Max Manie
How do you protect a bird from extinction?: Bayu Wirayudha at TEDxUbud
Drh. I Gede Nyoman Bayu Wirayudha is the founder and CEO of Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF) in Indonesia since its inception in 1997. Born in Denpasar, Bali, he is a veterinary surgeon by education, but has worked in various fields such as eco-tourism, traditional textile conservation, Bali starling breeding, and livestock farming.
He has designed and led the conservation methodology of the FNPF to include a holistic and sustainable way of protecting animals, habitat, and people. Under his direction, the FNPF has been instrumental in saving one of the world's rarest birds, the Bali Starling. Nominated twice for the Indonesia Kalpatur (Hero of the Earth) award, he was honored as the Environment Pioneer in 2007 by the Bali governor. Dr. Bayu resides in Ubud, where he also pursues his interests in music, painting, and dancing.
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WEEK 18 + 19 // Coral planting, beach clean ups & our friends visit Nusa Penida!
Hello from Nusa Penida!!
We spent 2 weeks on Nusa Penida, which is the 4th or 5th time we've been here. We love it to say the least. We volunteered here with FNPF (Friends of the National Parks Foundation), the same NGO we work for in Borneo.
We planted coral, did an underwater clean up, lots of bird monitoring (of the critically endangered bali starling), school beach clean ups & english/ conservation lessons.
We also had a bunch of our friends come and visit! One of our favourite things is showing friends a new place, especially when its as beautiful as Nusa Penida. Cliff jumping, manta swimming, cocktail drinking, scooter exploring, reef diving, sunset swimming were a few things...
Oh and we got engaged too ;)
Love, B + R
Useful links:
- IG: instagram.com/jaspersinthewild
- FNPF: fnpf.org
- accom: Jati Bungalows (
**Music**
- Stolen Dance by Milky Chance
- Ho Hey by The Lumineers
Bali Wildlife Tour - About Us and Our Projects to Preserves Indonesia Wildlife and its Habitats
Bali Wildlife Tour is a full-service tour company that can meet all of your travel needs on the three islands we operate on: Bali, Borneo and Nusa Penida.
We are unique in that our company is a for-profit subsidiary of one of Indonesia’s leading conservation NGOs, Friends of the National Parks Foundation which is known worldwide for its wildlife rehabilitation, environmental protection and community development work. By traveling with us, you will be directly supporting this important work and contributing to a greener, more sustainable future for Indonesia.
We specialize in bringing visitors to FNPF’s incredible sites across Indonesia, including its 100 hectare site next to Tanjung Puting National Park, where you can learn more about reforestation and protecting Borneo’s landscape from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, and the entire wildlife sanctuary on Nusa Penida, which is a community agreement to forbid poachers on the island.
Each visit will feature meetings with experts in their field, from herpetologists to architects to professors to FNPF’s staff wildlife experts; all available through FNFP’s vast network of environmental leaders.
For more information please check or contact us at info@fnpf.org
WEEK 2 // Swimming with Mantarays & teaching English in Penida
Hello from Nusa Penida, Indonesia! This week we were volunteering with FNPF, gardening, bird monitoring and teaching English. We also went snorkelling and saw mantarays!!
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Bali Starling footage: Heroes of Wildlife
Thanks for watching, Brittany & Rob
**Music**
Guaranteed - Eddie Vedder
Rise - Eddie Vedder
Bali Starling singing in Nusa Penida Bird Sanctuary
A Bali Starling or Bali Mynah or Jalak Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi) can be seen actively singing although it was raining. The fauna symbol of Bali was put in an outdoor cage by Friends of National Parks Foundation (FNFP) for rehabilitation and breeding purpose. Their Bali Starling Conservation Project in Nusa Penida is by far the most successful attempt to save the critically endangered species from extinction.
WEEK 22 + 23 // Thank you from Hutan Baru!!
Hello from Hutan Baru, Borneo!
You guys helped us raise US$10,000, scratch that - US$18,829 (!!!!) to buy rainforest in Borneo threatened by destruction from palm oil.
Rob, Brittany, Emmanuel & co are raising money to buy 60 hectares of rainforest in Borneo for an Indonesian conservation NGO Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF).
FNPF works to protect wildlife and its habitat, while supporting local communities. They receive no government funding and rely solely on the support of volunteers and donors. Close to FNPF's main reforestation site, in Jerumbun, are 60ha of rainforest which are currently up for sale. Right now a palm oil company is trying to buy this land. If they buy it, they will cut down or burn this beautiful rainforest, which is home to amazing animals, many of which are threatened including orangutans. Please help us protect this forest, preventing it from destruction and conversion to palm oil. Any kind of donation, no matter big or small, will help protect this forest – and Keep Borneo Wild.
We cannot thank everyone enough - it is because of you that is forest will remain.
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**Music**
Sun - Jonsi
We bought a zoo - Jonsi
References
- Camp Leaky Research Centre, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan. 2016.
- Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, 2017.
- Phillips Q. & Phillips K., 2016. Phillips' field guide to the Mammals of Borneo and their ecology (372 pp.). John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd.
- Phillips Q. & Phillips K., 2014. Phillips' field guide to the Birds of Borneo. Third Edition (372 pp.). John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd.
The New Habitat Of Bali Starling
Habitat endemik burung Jalak Bali (Bali Starling) ada di Taman Nasional Bali Barat. Meskipun populasi burung Jalak Bali di Taman Nasional Bali Barat terus meningkat namun ancaman pemburu masih ada. Oleh sebab itu Yayasan Penyantun Taman Nasional (Friend of the National Park) mencoba untuk menemukan habitat baru untuk burung Jalak Bali yang bisa melindungi Jalak Bali dari ancaman pemburu dengan menerapkan hukum adat (awig-awig). Lokasi yang di pilih oleh Friend of the National Parks Foundation adalah Nusa Penida. Berbagai kontradiksi dan perbandingan penangkaran Jalak Bali di Taman Nasional Bali Barat dan di Nusa Penida akan diulas dalam karya ini. Karya ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingnya menjaga kelestarian lingkungan khususnya kelestarian flora dan fauna di Indonesia. Mari bersama-sama kita jaga lingkungan kita.
New Colombo Plan Scholarships 2014 - Indonesia and East Timor
‘A life-changing experience’ is how a group of Southern Cross University students who worked on conservation and community projects in Indonesia and East Timor have described their New Colombo Plan Scholarship-funded trips.
Some helped a Sumatran elephant conservation centre design a tourism strategy, others did orang-utan surveys in Kalimantan, while another group focused on sustainable tourism and produced sales and marketing material, including a website and brochure, for a small Balinese island that is home to a critically endangered bird.
Listen to what some of the students said about their experiences when they travelled to Indonesia and East Timor in May and June this year. VIDEO LINK
Leah Hays, a third year environmental science student, worked with Indonesian national parks, forestry and conservation workers in the Way Kambas National Park on the island of Sumatra.
“There was a positive exchange of knowledge between students and forestry workers: students were taught the effectiveness of camera trapping, and forestry workers were taught by us how to construct effective turtle traps,” she said.
Leah said surveying methods like these were essential for determining a species’ abundance measure.
“This knowledge is crucial for devising mitigation strategies to avoid further degradation of key wildlife habitat.”
Ashleigh Frost, who’s studying a Bachelor of Social Science, created a website called Conserve Nusa Penida which showcased the culture and diverse landscape of Nusa Penida island.
She said it was the first online presence designed to attract sustainable tourism to the small island where the Bali starling, a threatened bird, lives.
“The website is for those wishing to visit the island as well as an information platform that holds conservation and ecotourism at its core.
“The website provides practical information as well as a blog platform that outlines our experiences, information on cultural traditions and manners, and encourages tourism based on cultural education to help us understand the places we visit. The core purpose was to design a website that attracts a certain demographic to the island that values mindful, culturally sensitive tourism in Bali,” Ashleigh said.
The pair encouraged students to apply for New Colombo Scholarships.
“I found the experience to be incredibly enriching, providing me with clear insight into a line of work I feel very passionate about,” said Leah.
“The opportunity to work alongside local Indonesians, in particular the local non-government organisation ALeRT, put into perspective the potential of a small group of people who share a common goal. Together with my team, I was able to look at the bigger vision for the Elephant Conservation Centre and figure out ways in which we could turn the grassroots centre into an eco-sustainability model for other centres throughout Indonesia. Inspired by the achievements of Bali Green School, I was really able to use my love for design, permaculture and wildlife conservation in the development of a comprehensive field report - a tool I hope will be continually built upon as myself and others share future experiences at the ECC. The practical application of knowledge learnt throughout the last three years of my environmental science degree, has really cemented my aspirations for a career in conservation management. I feel better equipped at communicating with large groups of people, even with a language barrier, and most of all, have learnt the value of involving the whole community in a collective vision, so that everyone can feel ownership over project outcomes and feel they are a part of something incredibly special.”
Ashleigh said the experience was valuable but challenging.
“Being on Nusa Penida was not easy, nor a holiday for our SCU team, made up of environmental science, marine science, education and social science students. We experienced firsthand the difficulties in starting up projects on the island, going through a number of ideas and suggestions with the Nusa Penida Friends of the National Park Foundation who, with generosity and determination, have made such a positive impact on the island through community projects and conservation efforts.”
Applications for New Colombo Plan Scholarships for 2015, made available through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are now open. For more information, contact Associate Professor David Lloyd in the School of Environment, Science and Engineering on david.lloyd@scu.edu.au
“It has been fantastic for our students, from right across the University, to work with partner agencies to do something positive. The Friends of National Parks Foundation in Indonesia and the Save Indonesian Endangered Species fund were fantastic and we all benefitted from the collaboration,” Professor Lloyd said.au
Volunteering in BALI ♡ 3 : Last Days at BAWA with More Puppy & Kitten Footage :)
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Palm Oil - a story of destruction and how FNPF is making a difference
A story of destruction of Borneo forest and what a small Non Government Organisation - the Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF) is doing about it
Aug 20 @ Bali Sharks Rescue Center
Guest enjoy a swim with sharks prepping for release.