The Sumatran Tiger 'Land Off Mount' Mangsa A Citizen's Dog In Agam, West Sumatra

Illustrations - Harimau Sumatran was named Lhokbe when released in Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh, Thursday/ ANTARA/HO/BKSDA Aceh

AGAM - A dog belonging to a resident of Mudiak Sawah Nagari Parik Panjang, Matua District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra is suspected of being eaten by a Sumatran tiger. This resident's dog is tied up in a rice hut or hut. Wali Nagari Parik Panjang, Yulianto di Lubukbasung mengatakan, Edison (60) tidak menemukan dog yang terbanded di hutan lapangannya yang tidak jauh dari rumah saat hendak memberi makanan. "At the location of the hut and chili garden, traces of the Sumatran tiger were found," he said, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, September 7. The protected animal has been seen roaming the area of the garden and rice fields belonging to the residents since a few days ago. With this condition, he appealed to residents to field livestock in the form of buffalo around their house, so as not to be eaten by tigers. "Residents have planted their livestock around the house since the appearance of the animal," he said. He added that the forest in Parik Panjang has been inhabited by Sumatran tigers for a long time. However, the presence of these animals does not interfere and does not prey on livestock or animals to residents. Even the presence of tigers can help residents if there is an attack of wild boar pests on rice plants. "The Sumatran tiger will come down to eat pork pests, so that residents' rice is protected from being attacked by pig pests. Currently, tigers are attacking people's animals or livestock and maybe the tigers are from other areas," he said. Meanwhile, the Head of the Natural Resources Conservation Resort (KSDA) of Maninjau, Ade Putra, added that the footprints of the Sumatran tiger were adult. "It is certain that the type of animal is a Sumatran tiger. It is suspected that the animal only passed by and returned to its habitat," he said. He added that KSDA Maninjau Resort officers had conducted field identification, interviews with residents and education to the public. The Maninjau KSDA Resort Officer will monitor the animal for the next few days. Previously, there were also four dogs and two buffalo cattle being eaten by wild animals in Aia Taganang, Jorong Aia Taganang, Nagari Matua Hilia, Matua District, in mid-August 2022. As a result, two dogs belonging to dead residents and two buffalo children suffered lacerations to the left leg. His party could not confirm that the animals preyed on four livestock belonging to residents of Aia Taganang, because they did not find any signs of the animals and camera traps only recorded wild boars and rots. "We cannot confirm that the protected animals preyed on residents' dogs and livestock. The distance from Aia Taganang to Mudiak Sawah was about six kilometers," he said.