Best of Photos from Indonesia

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Photo highlights from Indonesia - 2009

Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2009 and 2006. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


Environmental news for Indonesia

Sunset over the rice fields of Ubud Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao Mt. Semeru, the tallest volcano on Java, erupting Rice fields at Lemo Emerald green rice paddies of south Sulawesi Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter Toad Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga New forest clearing for oil palm near the boundary of Gunung Leuser National Park Pregnant long-tailed macaque at Uluwatu, with breaking surf in the background Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs Pink and red ginger flower Orangutan in Bukit Lawang White furry insect (possibly Fulgorid Planthopper nymph) Sumatran elephant (part of a conservation program to reduce human-wildlife conflict) Large Orangutan with Open Mouth Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike Baby orangutan clinging to mother orangutan Thomas leaf monkeys Bali sunset Blue and black butterfly Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo Tree stump in deforested area Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government Stone face at Puri Saren Agung Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby Deep red millipede on forest floor Face of a young long-tailed macaque Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo Pomelo (Jerunga) fruit Colorful house among green rice paddies Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe Muddy rice fields in Tana Toraja Green praying mantis Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) drinking at Pondok Tanggui Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus White flowers Rice fields at Lemo Breaking waves below cliffs of Uluwatu Colorful tiger beetle Bohorok River forming the border of Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser Long-tailed macaque (male) Silica miners in a speedboat heading upriver to an illegal mining zone Wall carvings at Borobudur, wheeled-cart Forest leech on man's wrist Young Orangutans learning to using tools Red Grasshawk (Neurothemis fluctuans) Bohorok River at sunset Adult male proboscis monkey with baby Red ginger flower Green rice paddy of Ubud Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Large Orangutan Looks Askance Red grasshawk dragonfly Baby Orangutan accidentally drops its food Lowland rice paddies of Sulawesi Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) peeking over a roof so only its head is visible Colorful house among green rice fields of south Sulawesi Green mantid looking into the camera Turquoise waters below dramatic cliffs of Uluwatu temple in Bali Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) Sunset in the Borneo rainforest Airplane view of clouds at sunset over the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia Gecko lizard species with black markings Adult male and baby proboscis monkeys in a canopy tree along the Seikonyer River Section of jungle that has been cut for swidden agriculture in Borneo Woman planting in rice paddy Roots of a strangler fig Blue beetle with a red head Rain forest along the Bohorok River Black butterfly with green markings and a bright red head Hardwood canopy tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park New oil palm planting near a protected area Blue leafhopper or planthopper Crocodile nest site on the Sekonyer River Fallen tree limbs from an attempt to slash-and-burn an area of rain forest for agricultural use Silhouetted Boboudur buddha in early morning One Orangutan helps another on the seesaw Aerial view of peatland destruction in Borneo Rice paddy in the early evening Margin between forest and peatland Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk Pink water lotus Green dragonfly Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5