Tiger attacks increase in Aceh

Tiger attacks increase in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Villagers are lamenting the increasing
number of attacks by wild tigers (Panthera tigris) in the western
part of Aceh over the past months, Antara reported.

One of the villagers, Tanthawi, said on Thursday that at least
one person, identified as 25-year-old Hamidi, had died from an
attack. Another, Achmad, 41, was injured.

Tanthawi said the attacks seem to have increased since the
capture of a female tiger near Mt. Panteu in Pantee Purba
resettlement area.

"Many people are now afraid to go to their fields to work," he
said. (swe)