Dozens Of Tiger Footprints Found In Jambi Plantation, Residents Who Want To Garden Are Asked Not To Go Alone

Traces of a Sumatran tiger (Phantera tigris Sumatrae) found in a rubber plantation in Batanghari Regency, Jambi (Photo via ANTARA/HO-BKSDA Jambi)

JAKARTA - Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) officers found dozens of footprints from the Sumatran tiger (Phantera tigris Sumatrae) in the plantation area of Lopak Aur Village, Pemayung District, Batanghari Regency.

"We urge farmers not to be alone when going in the garden to tap rubber, but also don't worry, residents who want to go to rubber fields should not be alone, they should be in groups and we also ask residents to continue to coordinate with the BKSDA. related to what was found regarding the alleged existence of the tiger," said Acting Head of Region II BKSDA Jambi, Didik Bangkit Kurniawan, Wednesday, March 16, as reported by Antara.

The Jambi BKSDA will continue to immediately monitor the finding of the tiger's footprints. It all started after residents reported that two of their cows had died, allegedly being eaten by tigers on March 6, 2022.

At that time, one tail of which part of the body was eaten while another cow died of blood loss.

The team from the Jambi BKSDA together with the TNI-Polri are currently following up on the report and the team went to several locations and found traces of tigers.

"From the report, the team together with the TNI-Police have gone to the location to check the truth, from there members in the field found traces, it is suspected that the Sumatran tiger was," said Didik.

From the shape of the footprints obtained by the KSDA team, they also confirmed that the footprints were of wild animals such as the Sumatran tiger and that quite a number of them were found.

"From the number, it could be almost more than about tens of footprints that we find in the field or plantations, because many of the traces are confirmed to be Sumatran tigers and it is estimated that only one is in the vicinity," he said. obtained by officers since nine days ago. On Tuesday (15/3) officers still found traces of the tiger at the location where livestock died after being preyed upon.

"Initially the footprints were found on March 8, and then we still found the footprints on March 15, 2022, where the traces were also found not far from the cattle belonging to the dead residents," said Didik Bangkit Kurniawan.