JAKARTA - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said that conflicts between humans and tiger-like animals that occurred recently had complex root problems.
According to the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, one way to overcome this includes restoring a healthy ecosystem.
"Recently, we have heard about the occurrence of many conflicts between Sumatran tigers and farmers. These are several reasons that we have to examine further. Is it because there is an increase in population, because the population increase has consequences," he said at the event marking the start of the Java-Wide Leopard Survey in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 27, which was confiscated by Antara.
Satyawan explained, the addition of the tiger population as the highest predator in an ecosystem that is not accompanied by large numbers of prey will cause conflict. On the other hand, losing the highest predators can also cause conflicts that make the prey like a monkey increase.
He gave an example of how before the dry season there will be many reports of long-tailed monkeys aka Macaca fascicularis entering agricultural land.
"This is the root of the problem, we are very complex, including that we have to restore a healthy ecosystem so that there is a check and balance. So when the prey population rises there must be predators that reduce the population," he said.
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Another consequence is the inclusion of non-original animals in certain ecosystems, including the presence of stray dogs in the forests of the national park which can pose a threat to the prey population of native predators and can be the cause of attacks on residents' livestock.
"So we have to pay attention to the balance of the ecosystem, it is controlled by the top predators," Satyawan said.
Recently, there have been reports of conflicts between tigers and humans, including the death of a resident in West Lampung who was allegedly attacked by a tiger on February 22, 2024. A similar incident also occurred in the same area on February 8.
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