Porcupine attack damages oil palms

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Hundreds of porcupines damaged more than 500 trees in a oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan.

"Due to the attack, more than 500 oil palm trees were destroyed," a spokesman for plantation owner PT Multi Persada Gatra Megah was quoted by Antara as saying on Monday.

The reason for the raid is unknown, but the spokesman said plantation workers had overcome their initial hesitation to try to rid the area of the pest. (byg)