Found a New Type owl from Lombok Island

Celepuk rinjani (Otus jolandae). Photo  : Philippe Verbelen

BOGOR, GREENPRESS.CO-Good news from the world of wildlife conservation, the findings of type owl (celepuk) new from the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, again increased repertoire of Indonesia's biodiversity.

 Type owl named celepuk rinjani (Otus jolandae) were published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE edition in February 2013 by a joint team of scientists Sweden, Belgium, the United States, and Australia. 

According Hanom Bashari, Indonesia Bird Biodiversity Analyst, celepuk rinjani, actually not a stranger to the scientists. The bird was first discovered by a British naturalist, Alfred Everett, in May 1896.

Rare Sumatran Tiger Babies Born at San Francisco Zoo

It is estimated there are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild.

SAN FRANCISCO, GREENPRESS.CO-A Sumatran tiger gave birth to a healthy baby at the San Francisco Zoo last weekend, adding to the number of the rare subspecies, zoo officials said on Thursday (15/2).

President Obama's Ultimatum Congress on Climate Change Problem

President vows to push for new technologies and carbon taxes 'to protect future generations'

President Barack Obama on Tuesday gave Congress an ultimatum on climate change: craft a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the dangers of a warming world, or the White House will go it alone.

2015 Ends MDGs, UN Voices of Indonesia Nets

Illustration Jakarta called third polluted city in the world after Mexico and Thailand.

JAKARTA, GRENPRESS.CO-Development Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and will expire in 2015.