Residents Of Meranti Islands Died By Tigers, Riau BBKSDA Calls The Location Of The Case Of Wildlife Habitat

The location of a Meranti resident who was killed by a Sumatran tiger in Teluk Lanus Village, Siak Regency is a habitat for wildlife/ANTARA

RIAU - Riau Center for Conservation and Natural Resources (BBKSDA) said the location of residents found dead as a result of being attacked by Sumatran tigers in the Belat River Forest Area, Teluk Lanus Village, Siak Regency, is a habitat for wildlife. "The location of the incident is approximately 4 hours from Teluk Lanus Village using a pong, located in the Conversion Production Forest (HPK) area, approximately 1.5 kilometers from the estuary," said Head of Technical Division of BB KSDA Riau, M. Mahfud in Pekanbaru, Antara, Tuesday, December 20. Therefore, his party reminded the public to avoid activities in the forest and not carry out illegal logging activities. The team will also coordinate with the company in the vicinity of the incident, namely PT Uniseraya to install banners / warning signs at the scene. A tiger is known to have pounced on residents of the Meranti Islands, Acai (50) to death In the Belat River Forest area, Teluk Lanus Village, Witness Cen Cen (20) from Bengkalis said that at that time he was sleeping with the victim at the rest room. They are loggers who are working to cut wood at the scene. While sleeping, Cen Cen heard a noise from the direction of the victim who was sleeping and heard the victim's voice. At that time, another witness, Apen (43), a resident of Penanggat, Siak also heard that the alleged victim had been dragged by a Sumatran tiger. Hearing the voice from the victim's direction, witnesses and other wooden workers were looking for the source of the victim's voice. Not far from the bed, it was found that the victim had died with injuries to the neck and face. The condition of the neck is flowing and the torn wound on the right cheek. Then at around 16.00 WIB, the victim was evacuated and taken to his hometown in Balak Village, Meranti Islands Regency. The Riau KSDA Center team will check the location of the incident with the head of a group of workers after completing the funeral. People are prohibited from acting on wildlife, especially wildlife protected by the state. "Hopefully the community will be more concerned about the preservation of protected wildlife habitats so that it can minimize the potential for negative interactions between humans and wildlife," said Mahfud.