Viral Sightings Of Tigers On Mount Wilis, BKSAD Blitar: It's Not In Indonesia, But In India

The short video contains images of sightings of tigers walking in the middle of the teak forest. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Blitar Conservation and Natural Resources Center provides clarification regarding a 29-second viral video containing a moving image of a striped tiger in the middle of a teak forest narrated as if it were in the forest slopes of Mount Wilis, Tulungagung, East Java. "(The video) does not appear to be in Indonesia. , but in India, "said the Head of the Resort Conservation Area 02 Blitar Joko Dwiyono as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 19. Joko's explanation at the same time dismissed the belief of some citizens that evidence of the existence of striped (Javanese) tigers had been found in the forest at the foot of the slopes of Mount Wilis. Tulungagung. In India, Joko continued, wild tiger species are still commonly found in jungle and mountain forests.

The forest vegetation in India is also a lot of teak trees. The vegetation captured in the 29-second video is not even identical to the plants on the slopes of Wilis, especially those in Sendang District which are dominated by pine forests.

In the last few days, netizens in Tulungagung were shocked by a viral short video with the location "Sendang" on it with an image of a striped tiger walking in the middle of a teak forest.

The tiger was seen walking past residents who took the video. The sound of istigfar was clearly heard from the frightened residents while praying for help in Javanese. The issue of the appearance of a big tiger made residents around the slopes of Mount Wilis uneasy. This is because some forest farmers and pine tappers claimed to have met directly with the large cat which has not been identified. The information developed, then reached the Kediri and Blitar BKSDA, the monitoring team followed up by installing a number of camera traps or camera traps equipped with motion sensors on them. From the results of the collection of materials and information, Joko confirmed that the tiger sightings had not been updated. In fact, from the three camera traps equipped with motion sensors there were no results. "We have a field team around there (forest) to inform us," said Joko.From the initial information he received from residents when he installed the camera last Sunday, the tiger which looks more than one. "There is one adult, that's the mother. Another small, maybe the child," ka asked. The initial suspicion that the tiger appeared to be female.