Selasa, 24 Juni 2025 Petugas Karantina Wilker Pangkalpinang menemukan empat ( 4 ) ekor ayam Hutan Bangka atau Sempidan ( Lophura ignita ) di Pelabuhan Pangkal Balam, Pangkalpinang. Besar kemungkinan 4 Ayam Hutan Bangka yang tidak diketahui pemiliknya ini akan diselundupkan keluar pulau. Hal itu kemudian digagalkan oleh Tim Karantina dan 4 ekor ayam Sempidan ini dititipkan ke PPS Alobi Babel Kampung Reklamasi Air Jangkang untuk dilakukan MCU (Medical Check Up).
Menurut IUCN (Internantional Union for Conservation of Nature), Ayam Sempidan ( Lophura ignita ) berstatus Vulnerable (Rentan). Spesies yang diklasifikasikan sebagai VU dianggap berisiko tinggi untuk punah di alam liar dalam jangka menengah, jika tekanan terhadap populasi dan habitatnya tidak dihentikan.
Mirisnya, penyelundupan satwa liar di Pulau Bangka masih banyak di lakukan oleh oknum-oknum yang tidak bertanggung jawab. Seperti kita ketahui bersama, populasi satwa liar Pulau Bangka sudah sangat menghawatirkan akibat hilang dan rusaknya habitat satwaliar di pulau Bangka. Ditambah lagi, masih ada Oknum-oknum yang melakukan fragmentasi hutan, perburuan dan penyelundupan hewan liar untuk dijual secara ilegal.
Mari kita semua Masyarakat, khususnya Pulau Bangka untuk terus terlibat dalam penyelamatan satwa liar pulau Bangka agar anak cucu kita nanti tetap bisa menikmati satwa liar kita di alam Bangka Belitung.
Apresiasi yang sebesar-besarnya untuk semua TIM Karantina Wilker Pangkalpinang.
Salam Lestari Alobi Foundation wildlife Rescue & Research Center
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English Version
Smuggling Failed! 4 Crested Firebacks Successfully Rescued
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – Quarantine officers from the Pangkalpinang Work Unit discovered four (4) Bangka Junglefowl, also known as Crested Firebacks (Lophura ignita), at the Pangkal Balam Port in Pangkalpinang. It is highly likely that the four birds, whose owner remains unknown, were about to be smuggled off the island. Fortunately, the smuggling attempt was thwarted by the Quarantine Team, and the four Crested Firebacks were handed over to PPS Alobi Babel in the Air Jangkang Reclamation Village for a Medical Check Up (MCU).
According to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), the Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) is listed as Vulnerable (VU). A species classified as Vulnerable is considered to be at high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future if the threats to its population and habitat are not addressed.
Sadly, wildlife smuggling on Bangka Island is still being carried out by irresponsible individuals. As we all know, the wildlife population on Bangka Island is already in a critical state due to the loss and destruction of their natural habitats. On top of that, there are still individuals engaging in forest fragmentation, hunting, and the illegal trade of wild animals.
Let us all, as a communityespecially the people of Bangka Island, continue to take part in the efforts to protect and save Bangka’s wildlife so that our future generations can still enjoy these wild animals in the natural beauty of Bangka Belitung.
Our deepest appreciation goes to the entire Quarantine Team of the Pangkalpinang Work Unit.
Salam Lestari,
Alobi Foundation – Wildlife Rescue & Research Center
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Penulis: Junita
Editor : Langka Sani
