Southeast Asia
Find animal help, understand the issues and explore ways to support animals in Indonesia, from community cats and dogs to orangutans, forests and coasts.
By WARN Research & Conservation Team Last updated
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Species photograph taken at Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysia on 14 May 2015. It does not document the 2026 Kalimantan fires or a WARN-funded rescue. Photo: Charles J. Sharp / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Resized and converted to WebP. Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
In brief
To help animals in Indonesia, start with the need: contact a local veterinarian or the relevant wildlife authority for an animal in distress; use sourced guides to understand a cause; and check an appeal’s purpose, recipient status and terms before donating. WARN’s country coverage does not establish a funded programme.
Choose your next step
Find the relevant wildlife authority or an organisation’s own contact page. WARN is not an emergency dispatch service.
Understand the issuesBrowse cats and dogs, wildlife, forests and coasts. Find a useful guide or a relevant appeal.
Make an informed choiceCheck the purpose, recipient status and terms. Proposed causes and appeals accepting donations are labelled separately.
Start with the location
For an injured dog or cat, contact a local veterinarian. For wild animals, use the relevant conservation authority’s reporting route. Keep a safe distance and do not capture, buy or move a wild animal yourself.
Government directory · Wildlife · choose your province or park
The conservation directorate’s office directory lists regional conservation offices and national parks. Use the office for the animal’s location and check its own current reporting instructions.
Independent organisation · Bali · animal welfare enquiries
BAWA publishes its contact details and emergency contact routes here. Ask the organisation directly about coverage, the animal’s situation and its ability to assist.
Independent organisation · Animal cruelty reports · read the case criteria
JAAN explains the information it needs and the limits on cases it can take. Read its reporting guidance before contacting the team; a report does not guarantee a rescue or shelter place.
Source pages checked . Contact details and response capacity can change. These are independent routes, not WARN partners or a guarantee of assistance. We have checked the published pages, not contacted the teams to confirm availability.
Explore the causes
Browse the issues, understand the evidence and choose a practical next step. Regions describe the subject of each page; they do not establish where WARN has funded work.
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Understand everyday welfare needs, veterinary care and the distinct issues around the meat trade.
Indonesia · location to be assessed
Needs assessment · not collectingSterilisation, vaccination, treatment and local care need a practical, costed plan. Explore this proposed cause and the questions that must be answered before a dedicated collection opens.
Indonesia · regional context varies
Appeal · check current termsLearn about lawful rescue support, veterinary care and suitable shelter. The wider Southeast Asia appeal has its own geographic scope and funding terms.
Explore species-specific care, trafficking, tourism and the decisions that qualified responders make.
Indonesia · species and location matter
Needs assessment · not collectingRead about macaques affected by capture, performances and close-contact tourism. This proposed cause is at the needs-assessment stage, with no dedicated collection open.
Kalimantan and Sumatra
Appeal · check current termsUnderstand rescue, rehabilitation, ongoing care and habitat protection. Check how the broader orangutan appeal differs from the designated Kalimantan fire appeal.
Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan · species vary
Appeal · check current termsSlow lorises need specialist assessment and care. Explore rehabilitation, suitable habitat and the problems caused by keeping wild animals as pets.
Indonesia · trade crosses regions
Learning guideUnderstand how bird capture and trade affect wildlife, how to assess claims about captive breeding and why buying a bird to release it can cause harm.
Kalimantan and Sumatra
Learning guideMeet the sun bear and learn about its forest habitat. Sun bears are distinct from moon bears; a moon-bear appeal should not be treated as a fund for Indonesian sun bears.
Indonesia · check the individual venue
Learning guideUse welfare questions to assess encounters, photographs and attractions. Learn why the animals behind kopi luwak deserve attention before you buy or book.
Connect animal care with the habitats, disaster preparedness and local prevention work around it.
Kalimantan
Appeal · check current termsRead the dated incident evidence, appeal purpose, recipient-selection status and fund terms. A report of past fires does not establish conditions at every location today.
Coasts across Indonesia
Appeal · check current termsExplore plastic, entanglement and coastal pressures alongside appropriate turtle care. Specific conservation needs and priorities depend on the place and species.
Share a useful guide or an appeal with its date, sources and current funding status. Tell people what they can do next, and avoid describing an illustrative animal photograph as a current WARN rescue.
More ways to get involved →Indonesia’s CBD profile identifies habitat degradation, fragmentation, pollution and forest and land fires as biodiversity pressures. These are long-term context. A current fire appeal needs dated incident evidence as well as a clear account of which organisation can respond.
An animal in immediate danger may need a qualified assessment, but moving animals does not remove the pressures on their habitat. Read the orangutan support guide for the different roles of rescue, rehabilitation, protection and suitable release decisions.
Helping a free-roaming cat or dog involves decisions about veterinary care, caregivers, ownership and a suitable long-term outcome. It is a different task from responding to a wild animal or a meat-trade seizure. The community-cat guide explains these distinctions; the proposed Indonesia community-animal cause sets out what needs assessment before a dedicated collection could open.
A photograph with a wild animal, a release video or a claim that an attraction is a sanctuary does not establish good care. Use the macaque, songbird, civet and wildlife-tourism guides to examine the animal’s situation, the evidence behind a claim and a responsible next step. Wildlife reporting should go to the relevant authority or qualified organisation, not a public post containing sensitive animal locations.
Start with the stated purpose, its geographic scope and the current recipient status. Then look for a costed proposal, authority to do the work, an animal welfare approach and a reporting plan. Proposed support, an approved award and a completed payment are different stages. Country and species guides explain context; grant records establish what WARN has committed or paid.
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Forest and land fires
Wildlife capture and trade
Pollution of freshwater and coastal habitats
WARN develops support through assessed animal-welfare grants. In September 2026, WARN reported staff meetings with organisations in Indonesia and funding shortages raised in those discussions. This is dated context, not a new report of field activity. Read each appeal for its current scope and recipient status, and the public grant register for decisions and payments. The proposed community-animal and macaque causes are needs assessments; neither has a dedicated collection open.
Explore a related cause and read its stated purpose, geographic scope and recipient status before donating. A link from this guide does not create a fund restricted to Indonesia.
Wild tiger conservation
Tigers need safe habitat and protection from illegal killing and conflict. Explore proposed conservation support and dated evidence before giving.
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Pangolin welfare and conservation
Learn why pangolins affected by trafficking need specialist care, suitable habitat and careful release decisions. Explore assessed ways to help.
Support this appeal
Elephant welfare · Indonesia and Malaysia
Explore elephant veterinary care, snare prevention and humane coexistence in Indonesia and Malaysia, with clear proposed purposes and funding records.
Support this appeal
Parrot welfare and conservation
Explore care for parrots harmed by trafficking, safe rehabilitation decisions and habitat protection. Read the proposed support before donating or sharing.
Support this appeal
Wildlife habitat and restoration
Learn about habitat protection, ecological restoration and community stewardship, and how proposed work and its lasting benefit would be assessed.
Support this appealThe CBD country profile provides background on biodiversity and habitat pressures. Its figures and policy sections include historical information, and some profiles are marked draft; it is not a live emergency feed. Follow dated original sources in the related appeals for incident information, and the linked species guides for assessment context.
Country-background sources reviewed 8 September 2026. Help-source pages and cause navigation checked 5 October 2026; the linked appeals and species guides carry their own evidence dates. Country coverage does not establish a partnership with the organisations cited.
Choose a relevant appeal, share reliable information or find local animal help. The general donation page offers unrestricted support and available appeal choices; it does not automatically restrict a gift to this country.
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