Attacked By Tiger, Pelalawan Resident Injured In Leg And Treated At Kampar Health Center

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JAKARTA - Head of the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Suharyono said the victim of the injured leg due to the Sumatran tiger attack had been hospitalized at the Kuala Kampar Health Center after successfully surviving the tiger attack that occurred on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 16.00 western Indonesia time.

"We admit that we received news of a resident in Pelalawan Regency. Our call center also received the news and sent videos and photos related to this," said Head of BBKSDA Riau Province Suharyono in a written statement received in Pekanbaru, reported by Antara, Sunday, 11 July.

He said the Sumatran tiger attack occurred on a resident of Serapung Village, Kuala Kampar District, Pelalawan Regency.

“For this reason, the local Resort team headed to the village or location of the victim to get the right information. Of course, we are also concerned, if again there must be a conflict victim with a tiger, we always hope for all parties to jointly remind each other about the need for understanding coexistence with protected animals (co-existence)," he said.

He added that the conflict between tigers and humans that occurred in Riau is always related to the loss of habitat for these protected animals. In addition, community activities that have the potential to threaten the safety of animals can also cause tigers to carry out deadly attacks.

“Let us not intentionally cut wood in primary forests which are tigers' living spaces. Nor should we allow our brothers, our neighbors to set snares in the forest and hunt for pigs, which are also the lifelines for tigers, because the tiger's staple food is also pigs," he said.

"I hope that brothers and sisters in Serapung Village will remain calm, and not create anarchy against wild Sumatran tigers," he said.