4 Dogs Belonging To Agam Residents Allegedly Stopped By Tigers, People Asked Not To Go To Morning And Night Gardens

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JAKARTA - Deputy Regent of Agam, Irwan Fikri asked residents in Koto Tinggi, Nagari Koto Tuo, to be vigilant during activities in the garden after four pet dogs were suspected of being preyed on by Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae). "Going to the garden must be more than two people so that they are not attacked by wild and protected animals," said Irwan Fikri in Lubukbasung, Friday, October 7. Irwan asked residents to sound the sound at night in expeling the animal. In addition, there were also livestock from residents in Matur District who were attacked by wild animals suspected of being Sumatran tigers in September 2022. After that, the goats of the residents of Palembayan were also eaten by wild animals in early 2022. Meanwhile, Wali Nagari Koto Tuo, Darwin Abu added that the conflict between humans and the Koto Tinggi wildlife, Ampekkoto District has occurred since Monday (3/10). As a result, four dogs belonging to local residents were eaten by wild animals suspected of being Sumatran tigers.

"The four dogs were found dead as a result of being eaten by an animal suspected of being a Sumatran tiger," he said.

The dog was reported missing since Monday (3/10) and reported to the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) on Thursday (6/10). From observations in the field, traces of the Sumatran tiger were found and it is estimated that there were two animals. "The Sumatran tiger footprints were found two sizes with a distance of about 500 meters from the forest," he said.