Save our environment through active participation of local
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Smits built the Tasikoki animal rescue center at the end of the
1990s, along with a number of other wildlife rescue centers, to
combat the illegal trade in wild animals in Indonesia. North
Sulawesi is a well-known route for wildlife smuggling from
Indonesia to the global market through the Philippines.
Endangered animals from across the Indonesian archipelago suffer
from this trade route. For example, in addition to the many
animal species from Sulawesi the center has currently also
animals from Sumatra (e.g. Siamang ape), Borneo (orangutans,
gibbons, Sun bears), Java (Javanese Leopard and turtles), Papua
(Cassowary, parrots, crocodiles). So Tasikoki is located in a
strategic location to help the authorities with tackling this
crime and to rehabilitate confiscated animals. The center has a
team of dedicated employees, who take care of the animals, let
them recover and, if possible, prepare th