Southeast Sulawesi BKSDA Asks Mining Companies To Protect Anoa's Habitat

Viral appearance of Anoa in the mining area in Konawe. (Doc. X/@Candj09)

In recent weeks, Anoa, an endemic animal in Southeast Sulawesi, has often appeared and roamed in a mining area in Routa, Konawe Regency.

For this reason, the Southeast Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) asked all companies that carry out mining activities not to damage and protect Anoa's habitat in the forest that is included in their Mining Business Permit (IUP) area.

"His party will evacuate the endemic animals to survive the extinction," said Head of the Southeast Sulawesi BKSDA Sakrianto Djawie, in Kendari, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, July 13.

He said the mining company had agreed to provide 422 hectares of land out of a total of 3,800 hectares that were included in the mining processing permit to be used as a conservation area and the sustainability of anoa habitat located far from mining.

"We have provided a location of 422 hectares for the protection of this endemic Southeast Sulawesi animal," he said.

In addition, the Southeast Sulawesi BKSDA has now conducted an interpretation with the company and nature protection area (KPA), there are approximately 15 Anoas located at the IUP location of Routa.

Then, as many as tens of these animals will be evacuated so that the sustainability of the anoa habitat is maintained in that area

"The Southeast Sulawesi BKSDA emphasized that based on the rules and conditions for borrowing and using forest areas (IPPKH), mining companies are required to provide areas or animal protection areas," concluded Sakrianto.