Headless Body Found In Bagan Benio Forest, BBKSDA Riau Allegedly Victim Killed By 2 Sumatran Tigers

PEKANBARU - The Riau Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) suspects that two Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked a resident on Teluk Padi Island, Bengkalis Regency, to death on Wednesday, April 6.

The Daily Executive Head of KSDA Division II BBKSDA Riau, Hartono said, his party carried out surveillance around the location where the man named Indra's body was found in the Bagan Benio forest area, upon hearing information that a resident had died from being attacked by a tiger.

"Due to this incident, we from BBKSDA immediately went to the field because it was suspected that the victim was attacked by a Sumatran tiger. We have dispatched nine personnel and five camera traps will be installed around the location where the victim was found," Hartoni said when met in Pekanbaru, Antara, Thursday, April 7.

Around the location where the body was found, many Sumatran tiger footprints were found. Based on these traces, it is suspected that there were two tigers that attacked Indra.

Hartono explained, based on the identification results, it is strongly suspected that the victim was attacked by a tiger because the victim's head was found 1.5 kilometers from the location where the body was found.

The location where the victim was found is in the small Giam Siak Wildlife Reserve (SM). Indra (30), who was a resident of Tasik Tebing Serai, Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency, was found dead in a tragic condition in the Bagan Benio forest area, Teluk Padi Island.

Based on information from local residents, the victim on Tuesday, April 5 went to the forest to set up animal traps and clean up the garden. However, until the afternoon the victim did not return home so a search was carried out until the next day.

"Coincidentally, a distance of 20 meters from the victim's body was found, there was a deer caught in a trap set by the victim. It is necessary to know that deer are one of the protected animals, so people need to understand not to set traps," said Hartono.