Elephants, tigers run amok

Elephants, tigers run amok

PEKANBARU, Riau: Eleven elephants and three tigers ran amok in
a rubber plantation in Langgam subdistrict, Riau province,
killing one plantation worker.

The victim, identified as Lahit, 27, was attacked by a tiger
as the elephants trampled the plantation, Langgam subdistrict
head, Tengku Khalil Jaafar, said in Bangkinang district Friday.

Antara quoted locals as saying that elephants and tigers had
been spotted wandering around the village in search of food.

The incident was confirmed by Mual Daulay, an official of the
provincial natural resources conservation office.

"We have already deployed teams to Langgam and Kerintang
subdistrict in Indragiri Hulu district to capture the wild
animals," Daulay said.

He also said a baby elephant had died in Langgam, possibly of
starvation.