Jakarta, Sept. 3 -- The Ministry of Forestry has officially partnered with Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB University) to develop a biobank and implement reproductive technology to support the population growth of endangered wildlife.

The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a cooperation agreement on the Development and Application of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Biobanking for Endangered Wildlife.

In a written statement confirmed in Jakarta on Wednesday, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that the cooperation will deepen existing collaboration between both institutions to protect endangered wildlife.

"Because there has been a lot of previous collaboration, ensuring that our wildlife will not beco...