A duo of golden cats that were confiscated by police in Jakarta, Indonesia, have been rescued and released back into the wild.

Footage from December 17 shows cats Gato and Goldie being released back into the jungle in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Sumatra.

The cats were confiscated by the police's Special Crime Team in Jakarta to prevent and curb illegal wildlife trade.

Both cats underwent treatment and recovery by The West Java Natural Resources Conservation Center (KSDA), where they help stimulate natural behaviour.

The KSDA then released both animals in the jungle, their natural habitat.

The area was chosen for release because of its status as a conservation area so that it can ensure the survival of the golden cat.

The golden cat is an endangered animal protected by law, concerning Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems by Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry.

The West Java Natural Resources Conservation Center (KSDA) and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) Center released two male and female golden cats (Catopuma temminckii) in the TNBBS area, Lampung. The two adult golden cats, named Gato and Goldie, were the results of the confiscation of the Police Headquarters Special Crime Team from the perpetrators of illegal wildlife trade in protected animals in 2018, the golden cat has undergone treatment and recovery at the ASTI Foundation's Animal Transit Center (Alam Satwa). Tatar Indonesia) in Gadog, Bogor, West Java. The golden cat is given special handling to stimulate natural behavior until it is healthy and is declared ready to return to its habitat. The golden cat is an endangered animal protected by Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems (KSDAHE) and Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia Number P.106 / MENLHK / SETJEN / KUM.1 / 12/2018 regarding the list of Protected Plant and Animal Species. The effort to preserve the golden cat through the release program in the TNBBS area is a multi-stakeholder collaboration between the West Java KSDA Center, the TNBBS Center, Lampung BKSDA, the Alam Satwa Tatar Indonesia Foundation (ASTI) and the IAR Indonesia Foundation (YIARI). The BBSNP area was chosen as the release location because of its status as a conservation area so that it can ensure the survival of the golden cat from threats. Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is a natural conservation area and tropical rainforest in Lampung Province which has natural resource potential and ecosystems from beaches, lowland rain forests to mountain rain forests.