Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors
The scheme has paid more than $300,000 and logged over 350,000 wildlife observations, according to Borneo Futures.
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In order to involve the inhabitants of this province of the island of Borneo in the preservation of animals, a wildlife conservation program provides a financial reward to all those who provide observations.
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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…
In the jungle of Borneo, villagers receive money for every image or wild animal they bring back. A program that pays better... L'article In Borneo, they earn their living by photographing orangutans appeared first on Le Singulier.
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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