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Urban boom poses threat to city's wildlife

By Renjani Puspo Sari | China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-23 08:07

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The last wildlife reserve left in Indonesia's vast, traffic-choked capital is under threat from a growing tide of rubbish and angry local residents who complain that it harbors thieving monkeys.

Indonesia's surging economy and fast-growing population is driving a building boom in Jakarta, which suffers from a legacy of poor urban design and weak enforcement of planning laws.

But at the northern edge of the chaos lies a swathe of jungle and mangroves, alive with the call of birds and shriek of monkeys - Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve.

Urban boom poses threat to city's wildlife

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