Figure singa Ice age : fragmen gading kuno 40.000 tahun dengan figur hewan --T-REC semarang--komunitas reptil semarang

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Figure singa Ice age : fragmen gading kuno   40.000 tahun dengan figur hewan

Arkeolog telah menemukan fragmen kuno patung Gading hewan 40.000 tahun. Kedua .....potongan yang ditemukan di gua Vogelherd di barat daya Jerman, yang telah menghasilkan sejumlah karya seni zaman es. Gading mammoth  menggambarkan seekor singa ditemukan selama penggalian pada tahun 1931. 

Ice age lion figurine: Ancient fragment of ivory belonging to 40,000 year old animal figurine unearthed

Date:

July 30, 2014

Source:

Universitaet Tübingen

Summary:

Archaeologists have found an ancient fragment of ivory belonging to a 40,000 year old animal figurine. Both pieces were found in the Vogelherd Cave in southwestern Germany, which has yielded a number of remarkable works of art dating to the Ice Age. The mammoth ivory figurine depicting a lion was discovered during excavations in 1931. The new fragment makes up one side of the figurine’s head.

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Archaeologists from the University of Tübingen have found an ancient fragment of ivory belonging to a 40,000 year old animal figurine. Both pieces were found in the Vogelherd Cave in southwestern Germany, which has yielded a number of remarkable works of art dating to the Ice Age. The mammoth ivory figurine depicting a lion was discovered during excavations in 1931. The new fragment makes up one side of the figurine's head, and the sculpture may be viewed at the Tübingen University Museum from 30 July.

"The figurine depicts a lion," says Professor Nicholas Conard of Tübingen University's Institute of Prehistory and Medieval Archaeology, and the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment Tübingen. "It is one of the most famous Ice Age works of art, and until now, we thought it was a relief, unique among these finds dating to the dawn of figurative art. The reconstructed figurine clearly is a three dimensional sculpture."

The new fragment was discovered when today's archaeologists revisited the work of their predecessors from the 1930s. "We have been carrying out renewed excavations and analysis at Vogelherd Cave for nearly ten years," says Conard. "The site has yielded a wealth of objects that illuminate the development of early symbolic artifacts dating to the period when modern humans arrived in Europe and displaced the indigenous Neanderthals." He points out that the Vogelherd Cave has provided evidence of the world's earliest art and music and is a key element in the push to make the caves of the Swabian Jura a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Vogelherd is one of four caves in the region where the world's earliest figurines have been found, dating back to 40,000 years ago. Several dozen figurines and fragments of figurines have been found in the Vogelherd alone, and researchers are piecing together thousands of mammoth ivory fragments.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140730093833.htm

 

 

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Lagi, Gajah Dibantai di Aceh, Gading Raib--T-REC semarang--komunitas reptil semarang

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Lagi Gajah Dibantai di Aceh Gading Raib

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Lagi, Gajah Dibantai di Aceh, Gading Raib

Lagi, Gajah Dibantai di Aceh, Gading Raib

April 10, 2014 Chik Rini, Aceh

Seekor gajah Sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus) jantan ditemukan mati dan gading hilang dalam hutan berjarak enam kilometer dari Desa Teupin Panah, Kecamatan Kaway XVI Kabupaten Aceh Barat Aceh, 1 April 2014. Jasad gajah itu dilaporkan masih ditunggui lima gajah kawanan hingga aparat sulit mendekat.

Genman Suhefti Hasibuan, Kepala Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) Aceh mengatakan,  hasil penyelidikan BKSDA dan Reskrim Polres Aceh Barat, gajah itu diduga mati kena perangkap besi di bagian kepala. Lalu gading diambil, digergaji pakai chinsaw. “Kuat dugaan diburu dengan sengaja untuk diambil gading,” katanya Tabu (8/4/14).

Awalnya, aparat ditemani kepala desa belum berani mendekat ke lokasi karena warga melapor ada lima gajah lain masih berkeliaran dan mengerumuni   jasad gajah itu. Gajah malang yang diperkirakan berusia 12 tahun itu bagian dari kelompok yang sering dilihat warga sekitar desa mereka. Kelompok ini ada enam ekor terdiri dari dua jantan dewasa, tiga betina dan satu anak.
Pada 5 April, aparat berhasil mendekat dan menemukan jasad  gajah mulai membusuk. Mereka tak menemukan alat yang dipakai membunuh gajah. Kasus ini terus diselidiki Polres Aceh Barat. “Yang menyulitkan penyelidikan ini masyarakat bungkam. Mereka ketakutan. Bahkan tak ada yang mau mengantar aparat ke lokasi kecuali kepala desa.”

Desa Teupin Panah berjarak 60 kilometer dari Meulaboh, ibukota Kabupaten Aceh Barat. Lokasi gajah dibunuh merupakan areal penggunaan lain yang masih memiliki tutupan hutan bagus. Di sekitar daerah ini banyak perkebunan sawit. Gajah dan manusia kerap berkonflik dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Januari lalu satu orang tewas dan satu orang terluka di Kecamatan Meureubo, berdekatan dengan Kecamatan Kaway XVI. Gajah dilaporkan beberapa kali masuk ke kebun warga.
Pembunuhan gajah ini mengingatkan kasus “Papa Genk’ Juli 2013 di Sampoinet Kabupaten Aceh Jaya yang bertetangga dengan Kabupaten Aceh Barat. Sejak 2012 tercatat 25 gajah mati di Aceh. Awal 2014, gajah mati terkena sengatan listrik di kebun warga di Aceh Tenggara. Gading sempat diambil warga, namun diserahkan ke polisi.
Dari sekian banyak kasus pembunuhan gajah, baru satu yang diproses ke persidangan.  “Penegakan hukum belum memberi efek jera kepada pembunuh gajah. Sekarang terulang lagi,” kata Genman,  yang baru beberapa bulan bertugas di Aceh.

http://www.mongabay.co.id/2014/04/10/lagi-gajah-dibantai-di-aceh-gading-raib/

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Hong Kong to destroy 4,000 dead elephants' worth of ivory-T-REC semarang-komunitas-reptil-semarang

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 Hong Kong to destroy 4,000 dead elephants' worth of ivory

 

mongabay.com
January 24, 2014

The government of Hong Kong will destroy 28 tons of ivory confiscated from traffickers, reports CNN.

The announcement, which comes just weeks after China destroyed six tons of seized ivory, suggests that the leaders of the world's largest market for ivory may be getting more serious about addressing a global poaching boom, say conservationists.

"This action signals that the fight against the ivory trade is global, and it’s finding increasing favor in critical parts of Asia, among consumers and government officials," said the Humane Society of the United States in a statement.

"Reducing consumer demand for ivory reduces the incentive for poachers to massacre elephants and for traffickers to engage in illegal ivory trade. Destroying stockpiles of seized ivory, as the recent examples of the U.S. and China have demonstrated, is a great way to raise awareness about the elephant poaching crisis and reminds current and potential buyers to eschew ivory."

Most of the ivory Hong Kong plans to destroy had been seized en route to mainland China by law enforcement and customs officials. China is by far the world's largest consumer of ivory, accounting for more than two-thirds of global demand. Rising middle class incomes have spurred a surge in poaching in recent years, decimating not only elephants, but other species whose parts confer social status in some circles, including rhinos for their horns and tigers for their bones.

Hong Kong says the contraband will be destroyed in three ton batches and future seizures would also be burned. One ton of ivory will be saved to use for education, according to the government. The U.S. displays crushed ivory to raise awareness about elephants' plight.

The ivory stash represents between 4,000 and 5,000 dead African elephants. Most elephant ivory comes from Africa, where the population is believed to be declining by 20,000-35,000 elephants per year. A study published last year estimated that 62 percent of Africa's forest elephants were wiped out in just 10 years (2002-2011).

The ivory destruction by China and Hong Kong is not the only sign of progress on the ivory trade in China. In October a survey commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) found that two-thirds of Chinese would not buy ivory once informed that it involves elephant killing. In November, an ivory poaching story published in Southern Weekly, a prominent newspaper, went viral on social media in China, being sharing more than 10 million times. The story received wide play outside traditional environmental news outlets in the country. And in December, the Community Party's Central Committee and the State Council banned wildlife products from being served at official state banquets.

http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0124-hong-kong-elephants.html

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