Drugbius Becomes An Obstacle, Installation Of GPS Necklaces For Monitoring Wild Elephants Postponed

Installation of GPS collar or GPS necklaces to illegal marijuana in the Suoh and Bandar Negeri Suoh sub-districts, West Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, has been delayed.

The supervisors of the Conflict Task Force Gajah Suoh and Bandar Negeri Suoh Sugeng Hari Kinaryo said that the installation of GPS necklaces was delayed because orders for drugs to support the implementation of these activities had not yet arrived.

"Until now, we are still waiting for the drugs for the wild elephant, and the material has not yet arrived," he said in West Lampung, Monday, March 13, which was confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the GPS necklace was used as a monitoring tool for the movement of wild elephants so as not to be too close to the residential zone of residents.

Originally the installation of GPS necklaces on wild elephants was carried out on March 6-10, 2023.

"The installation schedule cannot be ascertained, it could be missed again, because you have to wait for the drugs first," he said.

According to the West Lampung Regency Environment Agency, conflicts between wild elephants and humans in the Sub-Districts of Suoh and Bandar Negeri Suoh have occurred since October 2018.

Installation of GPS necklaces is intended to determine the movement of wild elephants. Information about the existence and movement of wild elephants will be used as a basis for carrying out mitigation measures, such as preventing elephant herdes from entering residential areas and leading a herd of wild elephants back into the forest.