3 Years Of Living Together With 'Cimoy,' Delma Fitri, A Resident Of Agam West Sumatra, Ikhlas, Left It To KSDA Maninjau

The handover of the ghost to KSDA Maninjau, Friday (18/11/2022). (Between / Yusrizal)

AGAM - A resident of Ujuang Padang, Jorong Sikabu, Kampuan Tangah, Lubukbasung District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Delma Fitri (31) handed over a ghost while still at the Maninjau Natural Resources Conservation (KSDA). "I handed over this bird after receiving education from the Agam Police Sat Binmas, that the animal should be handed over to the Maninjau KSDA to be released into its habitat," said Delma Fitri in Lubukbasung, Antara, Friday, November 18. The animals, who were being treated for three years, were immediately escorted to the Maninjau KSDA Office in Lubukbasung accompanied by the Head of Binmas Polres Agam Iptu Azwir Yani and the Head of Mintu Sat Binmas Polres Agam Aipda N Mandala. After that, the owl was handed over to the Maninjau KSDA officer. The bird named Cimoy was obtained in the garden while looking for firewood in 2019. The bird was in a very small condition of children and was treated until adulthood. "I once released the bird and didn't want to go," he said. Meanwhile, the Head of Binmas at the Agam Police, Iptu Azwir Yani, added that the bird was found when the Agam Police Sat Binmas visited the residents and because there were residents who kept ghosts, they were given education about wildlife. After the education, the owner understood and so he wanted to hand over the bird. "The owner understands the bird, so he wants to hand it over to KSDA Maninjau and we are asked to accompany him," he said. The head of the Maninjau KSDA Resort, Ade Putra, expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the handover of the ghost. The ghost is female and is three years old. "We will release this animal to the Maninjau Nature Reserve area in the next few days," he said. Burung hantu memiliki nama Latin Ketupa Ketupu dan juga nama Inggris menjadi Fish-owl merupakan jenis burung yang jarang terdapat di hutan tanah rendah sampai ketinggian 1,100 meter. His body size is about 45 centimeters and generally active at night, but partially active during the day in the shade. "At night prefers open areas. Phantoms are rat and snake predators, even farmers in Tanjungraya District deliberately raise the ghost to eradicate rat pests," he said.