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WCS TO STUDY SUMATRAN TIGERS` LIFE IN ACEH
Banda Aceh, INDONESIA, Feb 28 (ANTARA) - A team from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is to conduct a study on the life of Sumatran tigers (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) roaming oil palm plantations in East Aceh district, a WCS officer said.
The head of the WCS team, Kholis, said on Saturday the study would be done in cooperation with the International Leuser Foundation (YLI) and the local district administration.
The tigers had left their habitat and were now roaming oil palm plantations of the State Plantation Company (PTPN) around Julok Utara village in East Aceh.
It was reported earlier that in the past month around three to five Sumatran tigers roamed the oil palm plantation area and disturbed the local people.
A number of Julok Utara villagers said the tigers began to appear in the plantation area in October last year and since then they were frequently spotted by the local people, at night as well as in day time.
"When the tigers are chased, they climb up a tree but later they get down again," a local resident said, adding that the beasts had never attacked humans but preyed on goats and cows.
Citing information from local people, Kholis said, three to five tigers were spotted roaming the oil palm plantation area.***
The head of the WCS team, Kholis, said on Saturday the study would be done in cooperation with the International Leuser Foundation (YLI) and the local district administration.
The tigers had left their habitat and were now roaming oil palm plantations of the State Plantation Company (PTPN) around Julok Utara village in East Aceh.
It was reported earlier that in the past month around three to five Sumatran tigers roamed the oil palm plantation area and disturbed the local people.
A number of Julok Utara villagers said the tigers began to appear in the plantation area in October last year and since then they were frequently spotted by the local people, at night as well as in day time.
"When the tigers are chased, they climb up a tree but later they get down again," a local resident said, adding that the beasts had never attacked humans but preyed on goats and cows.
Citing information from local people, Kholis said, three to five tigers were spotted roaming the oil palm plantation area.***
