The period from 1942 till 1950.—During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, the damage to the protected fauna and flora was not catastrophic. The capture of animals for export came to a standstill and the possession of fire-arms was prohibited. Before the war, in Java alone, there were more than 60,000 registered hunting rifles, not to mention un-registered rifles. On the other hand illegal clearing of forest ran riot during the occupation and unlawful hunting without firearms became common. Nevertheless more damage to fauna and flora was done from 1945 till the end of 1949—that is after the Japanese occupation. But even this period of chaos and lack of the slightest spark of interest in nature conservation, did not lead to irreparable damage to game reserves or to wild life.