Rare Javanese tiger sighted<\/p>\n
JEMBER, East Java: A group of fishermen may be among the few
\npeople to have spotted the Javanese tiger in the last 20 years.<\/p>\n
They reported being stalked and attacked by what they
\ndescribed as a tiger during a recent camping trip to Alas Purwo,
\nBanyuwangi.<\/p>\n
Head of the East Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency
\nSarkan Teniarihadi said that the report about the attack on the
\nfishermen was a piece of good news in that it has revived hope
\nthat the Javanese tiger (Pantheratigris Sondaica) has not become
\nextinct as feared.<\/p>\n
Sarkan said the description given by the campers fit the
\ncharacteristic appearance of that species of tiger.<\/p>\n
According to the last count, there were only four Javanese
\ntigers left in 1976. Most experts believed that their days were
\nnumbered at that time.<\/p>\n
One of the fishermen, identified as Ansori, was attacked and
\ndragged for a distance of about five meters before his friends
\ncould scare it away.<\/p>\n
The site of the attack was on the slope of Mt. Sembulungan
\nclose to Muncar beach. The area is part of the Meru Betiri
\nNational Park, an area set aside to conserve the remaining
\nhabitat of the tigers.<\/p>\n
Sarkan said his office is planning to mobilize five teams of
\nsix people each in December or January to locate the tigers.
\n(emb)<\/p>",
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