ProFauna believes that the right place for wild species is their own natural habitats.  Throughout the  years ProFauna works tirelessly to return the illegally poached wild species to their natural protected habitats in order to promote species recovery.  This will give opportunity to the wild animals to be free and to express natural behaviour in their own habitats.

 

Previous release:
From 2002 to 2006 PPS Petungsewu have released 135 rehabilitated animals into their natural habitats.  These were:

2004:
1 hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - to the south coast off Sempu Island in Malang

2004 release program - to wildlife reserve at Hyang High Plateau in East of Java:

7  Javan ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus), status = endangered

11  Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros undulatus) 11 ekor, status = threatened

4  Timor rusa deers (Cervus timorensis)

1  Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak)

4  Leopard cats (Felis bengalensis)  status = protected

1  Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) status = near threatened

2  Jalak putih (Sturnus melanopterus tricolor) = protected

16  Green Peafowls/peacocks (Pavo muticus) status = vulnerable to endangered

2005 release program to National Park Alam Gunung Baung, Pasuruan in East Java: 

3  Black giant quirrel (Ratufa bicolor)

1  Asian small clawed otther (Aonyx cinerea) status = vulnerable

1  Javan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) status = threatened

1  Reticulated python (Phyton reticulatus) 

2 Long tail macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

2006 release program - Baung Mountain Park:

1 Javan myna bird (Acridotheres javanicus)

3 Malayan or Javan pangolins (Manis javanica) - status: threatened

2006 release program - Curah Sawo Mangrove forest in Probolinggo, East Java :

1  Lesser Adjutant or Javan stork (Leptoptilos javanicus) - IUCN 2006 redlist - vulnerable

1 Wooly neck stork (Ciconia episcopus)

 

2006 release - National Park of Bromo Tengger Semeru, East Java:

41 Javan ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus) - status = endangered (funded by WSPA)

4  Deers (Muntiacus muntjak)

 

2006 release program - Wildlife Reserve Hyang High Plateau, East Java:

7 Green peafowls (Pavo muticus) status = globally threatened

3 Binturong or bear cats (Arctictis binturong) status = vulnerable

2 Crested serpent eagles (Spilornis cheela) status = threatened

 

2006 release program - National Park of Alas Purwo, Banyuwangi, East Java:

 19 Javan russa deers (Cervus timorensis)

1 Black winged starling (Sturnus melanopteru) - status:  endangered

 

Based on the post release monitoring conducted by PPS Petungsewu, the BKSDA (The Conservancy and Natural Resources Bureau) of the Department of Forestry and the park rangers, the released animals seemed to survive and adapted in their new natural habitats.