Sumatran Tiger Enters Residents' Village In Siak, Chicken Victims

PEKANBARU - A Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) entered a community village in Siak Regency, Riau. This tiger preyed on a local resident's chicken.

"The video of the tiger entering the residential area was taken by residents and has been circulating in the local community," said Head of the Riau BKSDA, Suharyono, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, June 9.

His party has received two different video recordings at the same location from the management of the plantation company PT Triomas. The first video is during the day and the second video shows the condition of the location at night.

The location of the emergence of protected wild animals, he said, is included in the "landscape" of the Kampar Peninsula. The area is the habitat of the Sumatran Tiger.

"We have communicated and carried out technical guidance to the company, then the company is also committed to monitoring the location using camera traps. Until now, tigers have not been seen in that location since some time ago," he said.

Based on information from residents, the protected animal entered the residents' village in March 2021 and information was received by the Riau BKSDA in early April 2021, while the video recording was taken by garden employees in Teluk Lanud Village, Sungai Apit, Siak Regency.

Based on the results of site checks, he said, the tiger was estimated to be a teenager and male. Judging from the video footage, the tiger is learning to hunt prey.