Tahura Speaks Out on Viral Tiger Sighting in Cangar Forest Near Batu

Fri, 22 May 2026, 04:28 WIB | Source: DETIK | Social Policy

As reported by detikjatim on Thursday, 21 May 2026, Ajat Sudrajat, Head of the Protection and Empowerment of the Community section at the Tahura Raden Soerjo Technical Implementation Unit (UPT), admitted that he had not received any information about the presence of the tiger.

‘We have no information (about the post) and it has not been verified. Because nowadays there are many information trying to go viral from all content creators,’ Ajat said on Thursday, 21 May 2026.

Regarding the alleged presence of a tiger in the Cangar forest area, Ajat reiterated that to date Tahura Raden Soerjo staff have also never encountered the tiger.

‘We have never found it,’ Ajat added.

Earlier, a short video circulated by the TikTok account @Wong Mojokerto showed an animal that appeared to be a tiger. The tiger was reported to be seen in the Cangar forest area.