Lubuk Basung (ANTARA) \u2013 The West Sumatra Natural Resources\nConservation Agency (BKSDA Sumatera Barat) evacuated one Sumatran tiger\n(Panthera tigris sumatrae) that was caught in a boar snare in Jorong\nLima Sumpadang, Nagari Padang Mantigi Utara, Rao Utara District, Pasaman\nRegency, on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Head of Regional Conservation Section I, BKSDA Sumbar, Antonius\nVevri, in Lubuk Basung, said the protected animal, with the Latin name\nPanthera tigris sumatrae, was trapped by four snares around its neck and\none on its front leg.<\/p>\n
\u201cFive snares wrapped around the neck and front leg were removed and\nwe immediately evacuated it around 16:00 WIB,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The tiger was subsequently taken to the BKSDA Sumbar Wildlife Care\nCentre in Padang for observation and care over the coming days.<\/p>\n
Upon receiving the report, the West Sumatra BKSDA team along with the\nCentre for Orangutan Protection (COP) and Pagari (Patrol of Village)\nwent to the site.<\/p>\n
Thereafter, the West Sumatra BKSDA team, COP, Pagari, Rao Police\nStation and local residents evacuated the animal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe evacuated the animal after it was sedated by the medical team,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
In light of the incident, he urged residents not to set boar snares\nin plantation areas that affect protected wildlife such as the Sumatran\ntiger, bears and others.<\/p>\n
One Rao Pasaman Lima Sumpadang resident, Juliati (38), said she first\nsaw the tiger snared while going to the fields on Thursday, around 08:00\nWIB.<\/p>\n
After seeing the snared tiger, she immediately reported the incident\nto the Rao Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was shocked to see a tiger cub caught in a snare and immediately\nwent to the settlement to report to the Rao Police Station,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-sumatra-bksda-evacuates-tiger-trapped-in-pasaman-1779542525", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }