Lisa Tambunan
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Global News Podcast · BBC reports on Ukraine's battle with Russia in the Black Sea · 6 Aug 2026
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And for morale, it's even more difficult.
People are very tense.
What can I say?
Look at my hands.
If we start crying, it will not lead to anything.
If we go back to 2022, the IUCN updated the status of the long-tailed macaques from vulnerable to endangered.
And in Indonesia, there was growing pressure from animal welfare groups campaigning against the capture and live export of these macaques.
This pressure prompted the Indonesian authorities to pause wild captured quarters and also halt export permits in order to align with international compliance and prevent further depletion of wild monkeys.
Since then, there have been discussions with CITS, which is the International Regulator of Trade in Endangered Species.
And this year, Indonesia was allocated by CITS almost 2,000 monkeys for export.
There are two sides to this.
On one side is the medical one.
So long-tailed macaques are the most widely used non-human primates in biomedical research globally.
And with past research showing their immune system reacts similarly to a human immune system, making these monkeys more
what researchers say, ideal models for testing vaccines and treatments for viruses.
On the other side is a financial one.
Indonesian officials justify the trade by highlighting lucrative research demand from the U.S., especially as one of its biggest markets.
And there is also ongoing negotiations with China, where, according to Indonesian officials, the demand is double the U.S.,
for its potential market value, with demands estimated to reach up to 20,000 macaques annually at prices between 3,000 and 4,000 US dollars per animal.
Yes, animal welfare groups strongly condemn this move.
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