Indonesia News » Bangka Belitung Islands News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Culture: Feared extinct, Bangka slow loris primate rediscovered in Indonesia
Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Bangka slow loris is one of Earth's most exotic primates, a slow-moving tree dweller that happens to be venomous. It was listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct, ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Culture: Wetland destruction blamed for rise in croc attacks on Indonesia’s Bangka Island
The destruction of coastal wetlands for illegal tin mining and oil palm plantations is to blame for a surge in crocodile attacks on people on Indonesia’s Bangka Island, residents say. People have ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Culture: Slow-Traveling Through Belitung, the Indonesian Island Now Designated as a UNESCO Geopark
A thin ribbon of tarmac winds its way through leafy villages that hug Belitung’s coast. Very occasionally, a scooter—piled high with passengers—hums past. It feels as if I have this Indonesian island ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Culture: Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangka-Belitung, an island province located to the north of Sumatra Island, accounted for more than a quarter of the world’s tin production five ...