Menoreh Green Land and Pusat Penyelamatan Satwa Jogjakarta (PPSJ) or Animal Preservation Center of Jogjakarta

Pusat Penyelamatan Satwa Jogjakarta (PPSJ) or Animal Preservation Center of Jogjakarta is a non-governmental organization that is committed to the save of the animal and its habitat. Located in the path of Menoreh Hill, precisely lies on the 13,9 area in Paingan, Sendangsari, Pengasih, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

Situated about 25 kilometers to the west side of Jogja, it used to be a place for rehabilitation center of wild animal confiscated by the government.

The place that was initially established 2003, is now becoming the place to release back the wild animal habitat to the original habitat. Recently, it consist of 4600 wild animals, that 2900 of them have been released to the nature.

   

One of the "residents" PPSJ

The main programs done by PPSJ include salvation, rehabilitation or conditioning animals and its habitat, release back the animals to the nature, and education to care about the environment for the people.

To support the living of the wildlife and the staffs, PPSJ spend around Rp 45 juta per month. The fund is obtained from the Menoreh Green Land (MGL) that is a fund raising for PPSJ. MGL obtains money by creating tourism service fo public by bringing the concept of awareness conservation for all.

In their efforts to raise funds for the financing viability of the animals and PPSJ itself, PPSJ a business unit called Menoreh Green Land. Menoreh Green Land has a variety of tour packages nuanced environmental education and adventure, among which are:

    * Little Adventurers
    * Tourist Village
    * Outbound Training
    * Air Soft Games
    * High Rope Games
    * Eco-Tour volunteers

For Village Tour package, the location is taken Nglinggo village which is about 40 km from the area PPSJ.

The view from one of the top of the hill in the village Nglinggo

Menoreh Green Land also provides lodging in the area PPSJ. There are two models that they provide lodging buildings, the model of "normal" as we commonly see in a hotel or motel and the other is a model home village. Because of the location of the inn is very close to "home" variety of wildlife, then when you wake up in the morning, you will be greeted by "chants nature", which sounds as though a variety of wildlife that offer praise to the Creator.

Form of village houses that used for lodging

Unfortunately Menoreh PPSJ and Green Land was not yet have a website. However you can contact them via email ppsjogja@yahoo.com or via their contact person, namely Wita (081328757691) and Wiji (081328400219).