Dwarfs present in Jambi

JAMBI: Dr. Yanwar of the National Institute of Science, in cooperation with an English researcher Deborah Martyr, is still conducting research on the reported presence of dwarfs in the Kerinci Seblat National Park.

"We have not received any reports from the two researchers who are still in the forest," Kerinci regent Bambang Sukowinarno was quoted by Antara as saying over the weekend.

Bambang said it was the second time since 1993 that Martyr has engaged in research here.

He said the two researchers have been focusing on the habitat and population of the dwarfs since a local resident called Pak Buya took a picture of a 70-centimeter-tall hairy being with a brown body.

"It is quite difficult to catch the dwarf because it always turns up alone and can run very fast," he said quoting Pak Buya.(imn)