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    Sumatran tiger kills indonesian man

    11 Mar 2018 at 15:51
    Bangkok Post
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    The carcass of a Sumatran tiger hangs from a ceiling as villagers gather underneath at Hatupangan village in North Sumatra, March 4, 2018. Villagers in a remote Indonesian community disemboweled a critically endangered Sumatran tiger and then hung the big cat from a ceiling after it attacked a pair of locals. Officials said Sunday that an Indonesian man has been mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger in a remote village. (AFP photo)

    JAKARTA: A Indonesian man has been mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger in a remote village, authorities said Sunday, the second deadly attack this year.

    Yusri Effendi, 34, was found with fatal wounds to his neck by workmates and local villagers in Riau province on Sumatra island on Saturday evening, the local conservation agency said. The victim was working on a building to lure the edible-nest swiftlet in Tanjung Simpang village when the tiger began lurking around the construction site.
    Several hours after first seeing the big cat, Effendi and his three workmates -- thinking the coast was clear -- made a dash for safety, only to come face-to-face with the animal a short distance away.

    Effendi's colleagues, who all survived the incident, told authorities they scattered to evade the animal, but the victim was not so lucky. A search party found the victim unconscious at the edge of a river a short time later, authorities said.
    "[When] they opened his clothes they saw a gaping wound on his neck," the Riau conservation agency said in a statement."

    Human-animal conflicts are common across the vast Indonesian archipelago, especially in areas where the clearing of rainforest to make way for palm oil plantations is destroying animals' habitats and bringing them into closer contact with people.

    Earlier this month, locals from Hatupangan village in North Sumatra disemboweled a Sumatran tiger and then hung the big cat from a ceiling after it attacked a pair of villagers.

    Sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered by protection group the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with 400 to 500 remaining in the wild. Continued conservation and breeding programs are needed to ensure this beautiful and powerful creature is around for many generations to come. Explore our newest exhibit The Tiger Trail at Kampung Sumatra

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    265 million Indonesians. 400 to 500 tigers.

    Relocate the the villagers or feed them to the tigers.

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    Truly magnificent predatory cats in the wilderness. As with the majority of natures creatures that lose their habitats to mankind they will also lose their lives. The sad reality unless human encroachment can be halted through conservation or designated protected wilderness areas.
    Large cats require fresh game to survive. They're not into high fibre or vegetarian fare.

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    Handle pussy with respect

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    265 million Indonesians. 400 to 500 tigers.

    Relocate the the villagers or feed them to the tigers.

    Sumatra is a big place and the population is only around 50 million. Tigers do on occasion drag the operators out of excavators even when the doors are shut!

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    It's population growth that results in problems.

    Sure the population density itself is lower than on Java, but that's hardly the comparison point to gauge change.

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