Tigers maul more villagers

Tigers maul more villagers

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Tigers killed one person and
seriously injuring three others in separate instances in West
Lampung regency last week, a report said yesterday.

Three people have been killed and three injured by tigers in
Suberjaya subdistrict since June 7.

Antara did not identify the latest victims but reported that
the casualties had been confirmed by the local conservation of
natural resources agency.

The first tiger attack this year occurred on June 7 at 2 a.m.,
when a tiger mauled a 42-year-old female employee of the state
plantation company PT Inhutani. Pieces of her body were found
about 200 meters from her tent.

Jumiati, 32, of Tanjungraja was the second to die. She was
attacked by a tiger at 5 p.m. while on her way to bathe. Her
remains were found in a 50-meter-deep ravine about two kilometers
from her home.

The latest fatality was on June 21.

Conservation officials said they were investigating why
tigers, which are protected by law, were on the rampage. (pan)