The law does not deter, Illegal trade continues

Cat Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a type of forest cat in Indonesia. The leopard-like speckled pattern is a characteristic that other bobcats don't have. Therefore this cat is also referred to as Leopard Cat. Having a slender body with long legs makes it able to climb trees skillfully. Besides being good at climbing, Kuwuk cats are also good at swimming. This cat's reproductive period is throughout the year with a gestation period of approx 70 day. At every birth is produced 2-4 child's tail. The kitten will be raised in a nest that has been made in small caves or rock burrows. Kucuk Kucuk has the widest distribution, from the Amur region in Eastern Russia to the Korean Peninsula, China, India, and Southeast Asia. While in Indonesia, This cat was found in Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Kalimantan (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species). Although it has a fast reproductive period and wide distribution, This cat is the most protected forest cat in Indonesia. This is because the population continues to decline due to habitat loss and rampant hunting and illegal trade. As if the law doesn't deter, The perpetrators of this wildlife trade keep repeating their actions. Like the case of wildlife trade that occurred recently in Kalimantan.

Year 2020: jungle cat trader arrested again

The trade in protected animals has been successfully thwarted by the Sub-Directorate IV of Tipider, Directorate of Special Investigation and Crime (Ditreskrimsus) South Kalimantan Police in Banjarmasin on Tuesday, 17 March 2020. Starting from the information related to the protected wildlife transaction plan in the Old Market Village, The Ditreskrimsus Subdit IV team moves to the location of the suspect M. Rizki's house on Jalan Sulawesi RT 16 / RW 2, Old Market Village, Central Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City. The house found evidence in the form of 17 the tail of the Kuwuk Cat, 1 the tail of the Southern Kuskus, and 1 black hornbill tail.

After further case development is carried out, The officers then arrested Asrani alias Aas, who acted as a protected animal trader. Asrani entrusted the animals to M. Rizki who acts as a keeper and sender of animals to buyers. The two perpetrators are threatened with being charged with Article 40 Verse (2) Already. Article 21 Verse (2) letter (a) URI No 5 Year 1990 About Conservation of Biological Resources and Their Ecosystems Jo Article 55 Criminal Code with the maximum prison sentence 5 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 million.

Have committed the same crime

As if never deter, Asrani alias Aas was found to have committed a similar crime in 2016. At the time of arrest, secured evidence in the form of 8 Forest Cat tail, 1 Bondol Eagle tail, and 1 fox tail in Piere Tendean road area, Taman Siring, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

Asrani admitted that the animals were obtained by buying them from hunters in Martapura, South Kalimantan. He then offers protected animals through a forum for buying and selling animals on Facebook called Forum Borneo Buy and Sale by using the Aas Sii Mau Menunggu account. Buyers come from various regions such as Jakarta, Surabaya, and Banjarmasin.

For his deeds, on Wednesday date 25 January 2017 Asrani was sentenced to life imprisonment 4 month and a fine of Rp. 100 million subscribers 1 month by the Chief Judge in the Court.

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