Wildlife trafficking cases reported in Indonesia
WildTrace has recorded 60 cases in Indonesia from public reports between 2024-01-15 and 2026-09-23.
These are cases reported in the newsrooms and government sites searched. A country with active reporters and a government that publishes its seizures will show more cases than one without, whatever the trade is doing.
Most reported species groups in Indonesia
- Pangolin 22
- Turtles & tortoises 10
- Wildlife (unspecified) 9
- Hornbills 6
- Monitor lizard 5
- Primates 4
- Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers 3
- Elephant (ivory) 1
- Tiger 1
- Rhinoceros 1
Recent cases
- Rescue · Primates · Kalimantan 2026-09-21 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Sorong 2026-09-16 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Malang 2026-09-16 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Purworejo 2026-09-16 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Belimbing 2026-09-15 · corroborated
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Makassar 2026-09-15 · corroborated
- Seizure · Turtles & tortoises · Raja Ampat 2026-09-14 · corroborated
- Arrest · Primates · Tasikmalaya 2026-09-14 · single
- Conviction · Elephant (ivory) · Kalimantan 2026-09-11 · single
- Arrest · Pangolin · Genteng 2026-08-28 · single
- Seizure · Pangolin · Indonesia 2026-08-27 · single
- Arrest · Pangolin · 3 ton · Pontianak 2026-08-27 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Klaten 2026-08-23 · single
- Seizure · Pangolin · 64 kg · Banjarmasin 2026-08-19 · single
- Arrest · Monitor lizard · Soekarno-Hatta 2026-08-17 · single
- Seizure · Hornbills, Pangolin · Padang 2026-07-31 · corroborated
- Seizure · Pangolin · 3 live · Semarang 2026-07-29 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Jayapura 2026-07-29 · corroborated
- Seizure · Pangolin · 3 live · Jakarta 2026-07-28 · corroborated
- Seizure · Pangolin · Indonesia 2026-07-24 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Kalimantan 2026-07-09 · single
- Arrest · Wildlife (unspecified) · Indonesia 2026-07-03 · corroborated
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · 126 gram · Air Molek 2026-06-22 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Bali 2026-06-19 · corroborated
- Arrest · Pangolin · Indonesia 2026-06-16 · single