Deep in Indonesia's easternmost province, a group of birdwatchers wait in earnest hoping to glimpse the renowned birds-of-paradise. Once plentiful in Papua's jungles, rampant poaching and ...

In 1937, my great-grandmother, Constance Ripley, who was in her mid-60s at the time, took a weeks-long voyage by passenger ship, most likely changing vessels several times, across the globe. Her ...

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe declaring the new policy earlier this month. The birds are threatened by hunting as well as the ongoing destruction of their forest habitat as agribusiness expands in the ...

Priscilla Timmons of Cooper City had been in a coma at Memorial Hospital West for more than 24 hours when something ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The provinces of West Papua and Papua in Indonesia have pinned their hopes for economic growth on ecotourism and sustainable development. The Arfak ...

Birds-of-paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae), a family of passerine birds that includes more than 40 species, have an elaborate courtship display. The male dances frenetically, showing off brightly colored ...

Deputy president Rosly Lana says the proposal is still under discussion and will require official negotiations between the ...

The proposal to host the two species involves formal discussions between the Malaysian and Indonesian governments.