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Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors
The scheme has paid some observers up to 10 million rupiah a month while generating wildlife data and discouraging hunting, organizers said.
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Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors
The daily photo hunt earns Octavius and hundreds of others in Borneo cash as part of a conservation programme seeking to make animals worth more alive than dead. Locals on the island have long made money from hunting wild songbirds and selling them, mainly to domestic customers. The KehatiKu project aims to break that cycle by paying individuals in nine participating villages in West Kalimantan province for photos or recordings of animals instea…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The KehatiKu project consists of paying individuals in nine villages in the Kapuas Hulu district, in the western Kalimantan province, for photos or animal recordings.Payments range from Rs 5,000 (approximately 0.24) to Rs...
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