Jayapura, Sept. 25 -- The Papua Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, in coordination with aviation security officers (Avsec), thwarted an attempt to transport a Vogelkop lophorina (Lophorina superba) via cargo at Sentani Airport in Jayapura on September 24.

The Head of the Agency, Lutfie Natsir, stated in Jayapura on Thursday that the agency remains committed to tightening supervision over the movement of rare animals and plants, in accordance with Law Number 21 of 2019 on Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine.

Natsir noted that, based on Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry (Permen LHK) Number P.106/2018, the bird of paradise is classified as a protected species.

"According to Article 21, Paragraph (2) of Law Number 32 o...