A Tiger Was Attacked By A Cow In Jambi, The Owner Gave Up Watching From A Distance

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JAMBI - A tiger pounced on a cow to death witnessed by its owner less than 100 meters away in a community rubber plantation in Mekar Sari village, Bajubang district, Batanghari regency, Jambi.

Muhammad Annas and his father could not do much to save his nine-month-old cow, which had been torn in the tail and bitten in the neck.

"The mother cow managed to survive, but the calf which was nine months old when I saw it was being bitten by a tiger, the back of the cow's tail was torn apart, and was lying on its back," said Annas, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 24.

He recounted the chronology of the tiger attack that killed his calf.

With his father, at around 06.00 WIB, Annas went to the garden to check on his cattle. However, he found that his cows were no longer at the moored location around his family's rubber plantation.

"When he wanted to check the cattle that morning, six cows had already scattered from the point where the cows were tied," said Annas.

When the cows seemed to be out of place, he immediately started a search, and some had been found, but in a separate place two cows were observed, one of which was being preyed upon by the tiger.

Annas witnessed the incident less than 100 meters away. Feeling that there were humans around, the tiger immediately ran away to the west, leaving its prey lying lifeless.

Annas has reported the incident to the village officials and the BKSDA. A few days earlier, residents in Bajubang Sub-district saw the footprints of the striped animal. The BKSDA has traced the footprints of the wild animal.

"Yes, they are tiger footprints," said the Head of the Jambi BKSDA Resort Batanghari Purba when confirmed a few days ago.

At that time, the BKSDA appealed to residents in Bajubang not to work in the garden alone.

The residents of Mekarsari hope that the BKSDA will soon find a solution to make the community feel safe and comfortable working in their gardens.

"I hope it can be resolved soon because it scares us while in the garden," said Annas.