Porcupine attack damages oil palms

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)