Photo documentary
Preventing transmission of diseases from
wildlife to livestock in West Sulawesi
Majene and Mamuju are known as the house of a thousand flying foxes or bats, which are hunted for trade or consumption. Bats, fruit trees and livestock live closely together in Majene and Mamuju districts where most cattle graze in yards where there are many fruit trees. According to the
owners, bats are seen every night flying in and out of the fruit trees, bringing them into close contact with livestock.
Through the USAID EPT2 program, FAO in collaboration with the MOA Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS) and PREDICT2 has initiated a Triangulated Surveillance project for livestock sample collection in South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and Gorontalo, which began in April 2016.
