BKSDA Checks The Truth Of The Existence Of Tigers In Windunegara Banyumas Whose Broadcasts Are Viral On WhatsApp

Lustration - Video screenshot of a camera trap installed by the Central Java BKSDA to monitor the presence of a panther in Cilacap. (Photo: Sumarwoto/Antara)

JAKARTA - Cilacap Regional Conservation Resort, Central Java Province Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) will immediately investigate the alleged presence of tigers in Grumbul Kepetek, Windunegara Village, Banyumas Regency. "We have not received an official request from local officials, only a broadcast message via WhatsApp. However, we will forward it to the leadership to obtain a letter of assignment to investigate the alleged existence of the tiger," said Head of the Cilacap Regional Conservation Resort BKSDA Central Java, Dedi Rusyanto when contacted from Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, Wednesday. not as imagined in the WhatsApp message. Although it was only information via WhatsApp, he said his party had reported it to the leadership of the Central Java BKSDA to immediately get a letter of assignment to check the truth of the information. Furthermore, Dedi said information regarding the alleged presence of tigers in the village Windunegara, Wangon District, Banyumas, is the first time it has appeared. "So far there has been no information about the existence of this wild animal (tiger, ed.). Therefore, we will check the veracity of the information," he explained.

In fact, he said, his party had never specifically identified large wild animals that might live in the forest area around Windunegara Village. more than 20 kilometers. "Yes, it could be a tiger forest area or area, its roam can reach there. It could be part of the ring, and not every time the tiger passes there, whether it's every two days, once a week, we don't I can confirm," he said. But if it is a tiger's roaming ring, he said, one day the tiger will pass that place. According to him, this is a typical behavior of large mammals. Then one day it will pass there again. Usually large mammals will mark their behavior like that," said Dedi. When confirmed by reporters, the Wango Sector Police Chief n Adjunct Commissioner of Police Suprijadi said that his party was still conducting direct monitoring at the location to ensure the presence of the tiger as informed by the residents of Grumbul Kepetek. footprints. According to information, there were also people who saw the residents' goat cages around, and kept throwing their animals away," he said. Be careful and increase alertness when doing activities around the forest.