Bali Wildlife Rescue Center: wildlife

Most of the animals and birds we look after at the Bali Wildlife Rescue Center have been confiscated by officials from markets, private homes, or businesses where they have been kept as pets or for entertainment. Some are also handed to us by the public. Meet a few of the more than 40 animals and birds we look after … 

• Javan slow loris. Slow lorises are nocturnal and arboreal. They feed on sap and floral fluorescence as well as on gum and insects.
• Grey-headed fish eagle. A bird of prey found in Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia. It feeds primarily on fish, but it will also take other prey, including reptiles.
• White-bellied sea eagle. Can be found from India and Sri Lanka, through Southeast Asia to Australia. It lives near coasts and major waterways and is an opportunistic feeder.
• Changeable hawk-eagle. A medium-large raptor with a large range from India to Southeast Asia. Some subspecies have crests while others are crestless, hence the name changeable. Some subspecies are also dimorphic.
• Brahminy kite. A distinctive bird of prey with chestnut-colored plumage, a white head and breast, and black wingtips. It’s widely spread from India through Southeast Asia to Australia.
• Eclectus parrot. Native to the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, northeastern Australia as well as Sumba and the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is known for its extreme sexual dimorphism; the coloring between sexes is totally different, males being bright green and females bright red.
• Salmon-crested cockatoo. Also known as Moluccan cockatoo, it is an endemic species to South Moluccan islands. Almost all of the remaining population is found on the island of Seram. This species has suffered from illegal bird trade as well as habitat loss.