Sumatran Tiger Entered Into Jambi BKSDA Trap Ready To Be Released

Officers check the condition of a male Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) as a conflict victim before being transferred to a maintenance cage at the Jambi BKSDA Wildlife Rescue Center, Jambi/ANTARA FOTO/Wahdi Septiawan/rwa.

JAMBI - The Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) said the Sumatran tiger (Phantera tigris Sumatrae) that was caught in a trap in Nalo Gedang Village, Merangin Regency is in good health. The tiger is ready to be released into its habitat in the near future.

"For the release of the male tiger, which is estimated to be 10 years old, the Jambi BKSDA is still waiting for a central decision," said Jambi BKSDA Head Rahmad Saleh, quoted by Antara, Friday, April 22.

Physically, the male tiger is in good and healthy condition so it is ready to be returned to its natural state.

The Jambi KSDA Balai rescued Sumatran tigers in Merangin Regency thanks to information on the appearance of tigers in Nalo Gedang Village and its surroundings in Nalo Tantan District starting 2021. When the information was verified, some time later the tiger was suspected to have returned to the surrounding forest.

He said that on March 19, 2022, the Head of Nalo Gedang Village reported an incident of goats being eaten by tigers, and was immediately verified by the Jambi BKSDA Team that it should be suspected that tigers preyed on them.

On April 2, 2022, the Head of Nalo Gedang Village again reported the incidence of livestock being preyed on by tigers and reported a total of 11 goats and two cows preyed on the residents' livestock. Some of the livestock victims have not had time to eat and some have not been spent

"Based on the two reports, the Head of the Nalo Tantan sub-district together with other parties checked the location of the incident," said Rahmad Saleh.

On April 6, 2022, based on information gathered from residents, the Jambi KSDA Hall set a trap and on April 21, at around 07.40 WIB, residents said that the tiger had entered the trap, so the Jambi BKSDA team immediately went to the location to secure the location.

Currently, the tiger has arrived at the Jambi BKSDA TPS in a healthy condition with biodata namely male sex, body weight 110 kg, age around 8-10 years in healthy condition. The length of the tiger's body is 217 cm, the upper canine length is 6.2 cm, the lower canine length is 3.5 cm.

Rahmad Saleh also told that the tiger's habitat was in a conflict location in a community garden with another land use status (APL) within 1-2 km of production forest (HP) 20 km from the TNKS area, while the land cover around the location was in the form of oil palm plantations and plantations. rubber.

The follow-up plan is for a health check by the Jambi BKSDA veterinarian team in the not too distant future.

"If they are declared healthy, they will immediately be released into their natural habitat and the release location is waiting for directions from the center," said Rahmad Saleh.