Sumatran tiger kills and mauls

Sumatran tiger kills and mauls

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A tiger attacked two men in the thick
jungles of Aceh in northern Sumatra, killing one of them and
severely mauling the other, Antara reported yesterday.

The news agency quoted Zamzani Nafi, a villager from West
Aceh, as saying that he and two fellow villagers were attacked
while gathering wood in a forest in the district on Saturday.

Nafi said he escaped unharmed by jumping into a nearby river.

The Gunung Tinggi-Pantee village is often raided by wild
animals whose habitat is being destroyed by the villagers
themselves. Some residents complained that tigers have become
increasingly bold in approaching the settlement. (swe)