Fertile Animal Habitat, Lampung Police Urges Residents Not To Be Actively Dissolved In The Forests Of The Area

Tiger illustration. (Unsplash)

Lampung Police reminded residents of West Lampung not to move late into the night in the forest area. This is recommended to avoid interactions or attacks by wild animals.

"We hope that no more residents will carry out activities until late at night considering that the location is a tiger habitat," said Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Police, Kombes Pol. Yuni Iswandari in a statement in Bandarlampung, quoting ANTARA on Sunday, September 7.

According to him, the local community is better off going home early after their activities, both gardening and farming for their own safety.

"The forest area is a tiger's habitat. So we hope not to garden until night, if we are forced to invite friends to maintain safety," he said.

He also said that currently the police and related officials are still coordinating with the Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) for further handling regarding the existence of these wildlife.

"We are also grateful that the incident when the residents of West Lampung were attacked by tigers on Friday (5/9) when they returned home from farming at night did not take the lives of the victims. We are currently coordinating with related parties for follow-up," he said.

Previously, a Sumatran tiger in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) pounced on a farmer named Amir (45), a resident of Pekon (Village) Tiga Jaya, Sekincau District, on Friday (5/9).

The victim was on his way home with his son from the garden. But suddenly they were attacked by a tiger until both of them fell off the motorbike and screamed loudly until the wild animal ran away from the location.