3 Subdistricts In Agam West Sumatra Report Tiger Conflict, BKSDA: Repeatedly Occurs

West Sumatra BKSDA officers along with the Pagari Team and the Riau University Forestry students are currently field verification. ANTARA/Yusrizal.

JAKARTA - The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Sumatra (West Sumatra), received reports of conflicts between wildlife types of Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and humans simultaneously in three sub-districts in Agam Regency.

"We received the report from the nagari government or traditional villages on Tuesday (18 November)," said Head of the Conservation Resort Region II Maninjau BKSDA West Sumatra Ade Putra in Lubuk Basung, Thursday, as reported by Antara.

He said the first report was in Koto Tinggi, Nagari or Ampek Koto Palembayan Village, Palembayan District, where a Sumatran tiger appeared on the plantation land of the local community.

The second report was in Koto Tabang, Nagari Koto Tinggi, Palupuh District, where tigers preyed on five ducks and one goose belonging to local residents.

After that, the third report was in Banjukang, Nagari Malalak Barat, Malalak District after local residents saw two individual Sumatran tigers.

"For Koto Tinggi and Koto Tabang, this conflict has occurred many times, because it is a tiger crossing," he said.

He added that West Sumatra BKSDA officers, along with the Baringin Nagari Children Patrol Team (Pagari) and Riau University Forestry Students, had gone down to the three locations of the conflict for field verification, interviews with eyewitnesses and looking for the presence of the animal in the form of scratches, footprints and dirt.

After that install a camera trap or trap in getting visuals from animals.

"Three conflicts have been handled and we have installed camera traps at Koto Tinggi and Koto Tabang," he said.

He admitted that the cause of tigers emerging from animal behavior was tigers in a sick or disabled condition, so that survival, survival, or hunting for prey in nature decreased.

With this condition, tigers tend to look for water sources or feed around settlements and gardens, so they often prey on residents' livestock.

Then when the tiger mother gives birth. The tendency of the tiger mother will keep the cubs away from other individuals, especially adult men, because they feel threatened with being disturbed and even killed by other individuals.

"Tiger eggs keep their cubs away from males, so they are not disturbed or killed, because tigers are solitary and control marked areas," he said.

After that the season of breeding or animal reproduction. Where male and adult female tigers will look for a place or location that avoids other individuals.

This is because male tigers will compete for female tigers or vice versa for male tigers.

For the last time, before the harvest period, where the mother tiger will part with her cub when she is two years old.

For this reason, the tiger mother teaches her cubs to hunt for prey.

"Usually with pets belonging to residents that are easy to obtain around the forest," he said.

In order to mitigate conflicts between humans and wildlife, the West Sumatra BKSDA advised the public to remain vigilant and careful when doing activities in gardens, rice fields and fields.

Strive not to be alone when doing activities in gardens, fields, and fields. Kicking livestock in the form of buffalo, cows, dogs and goats safely.

After that limiting the time of activities in gardens, fields and fields no later than 17.00 WIB. Avoid using uncontrollable snares and ensure the truth of the information on the appearance of animals to officers before spreading them.