In The Last Week, The West Sumatra BKSDA Has Recorded A Human Conflict With Tigers And Bears Of Honey

The trap cage created by BKSDA officers (Intermediate DOC)

LUBUK BASUNG - The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Sumatra handled five conflicts between humans and wild animals such as Sumatran tigers and sun bears in Agam and Pasaman Regencies simultaneously in the past week. "Human conflict with wildlife claimed the victims of two buffalo belonging to residents, the galo-galo honey livestock and residents' houses were damaged," said Head of the Conservation Section Region I of the West Sumatra BKSDA Antonius Vevri in Lubuk Basung, Antara, Sunday, April 28. The five conflicts occurred in Pasia Laweh, Palupuh District, Agam Regency, resulting in one buffalo belonging to a local resident being eaten by a Sumatran tiger and the West Sumatra BKSDA having installed a trap cage at that location. After that in Aia Taganang, Nagari or Matur Hilia Village, Matur District, Agam Regency, the sun bear damaged the residents' houses and has been installed trap cages. Then Sianok, Ampek Koto District, Agam Regency, the sun bear ate the residents' Galo-galo honey bee livestock and also had a trap cage installed. At Rao, Pasaman Regency, a Sumatran tiger appeared in settlements and had been expelled with sounds for several days, so that the animal had returned to its habitat, because no more footprints of the animal were found. In addition, in Marambuang, Nagari Baringin, Agam Regency, Sumatran tigers preyed on residents' buffalo cubs and have been installed trap cages. "The most conflict occurred in Agam. Handling involved the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) Team and the local resort," he said. He added that the handling of the conflict also involved the Nagari Child Patrol Team (Pagari) and the surrounding community. The West Sumatra BKSDA also installed camera traps around the location of the trap cage to monitor the presence of the animal.

Hopefully, he added, wildlife protected by Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and their Ecosystems will enter the trap cage and be evacuated. "We hope that the wildlife will enter the trap cages that we installed in the three locations," he said.