3 Sun Bears Appear In The Settlement Of Panarikan Village In Pelalawan, Riau BKSDA Performs Mitigation

PEKANBARU - The Riau Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) team carried out mitigation and socialization to residents to prevent conflicts with the appearance of three sun bears that appeared in Penarikan Village, Langgam District, Pelalawan Regency.

"The Riau BBKSDA team, after receiving reports of sightings of a number of sun bears in Penarikan Village, immediately rushed to the location on Monday (30/5) 2022," said Acting Head of Riau BBKSDA Hartono, quoted by Antara, Friday, June 3.

He said that the bear's appearance was reportedly observed at the location of the honey cattle owned by Tengku Feri Remu, which is located in the oil palm plantation owned by Ujang Swallow.

Based on the information received by the team, he said, the first sighting of a bear was seen by Yanto, the keeper of the honey bee box, on Monday (30/5).

"Out of fear, Yanto then complained to the honeycomb owner Tengku Feri Remu. Next, he reported to the Head of Withdrawal Village.

The mitigation team came down after receiving a report from the local village head," Hartono said.

According to a report by honey cattle keeper Yanto, there have been around 2 to 3 sun bears that have appeared in the last 2 weeks.

As a result of the bear's appearance, residents became afraid and restless and asked for their help.

"The village head conveyed and requested that we immediately catch the bear so that there would be no victims from both the community and the sun bear," he said.

Since it was reported, the Regional Conservation Section Team (SKW) I was immediately dispatched to carry out mitigation. By checking and inspecting the location of the incident.

"Based on the findings of traces and damage to the honey bee box, the team analyzed that the strong suspicion was that it was due to the activity of sun bears around the location," said Hartono.

In addition, the analysis was also strengthened by the recordings sent by the reporter. There are sightings of about two or three bears.

Meanwhile, to anticipate conflicts between animals and humans, the team conveyed that fencing should be carried out using zinc with the zinc grooves standing and tightly and installing sounds from used milk cans tied around the bee box storage area.

"The goal is to prevent bears from climbing or entering the honey bee box storage area. The team also asks residents not to be anarchy towards protected animals because they can be subject to legal sanctions," said Hartono.