Environmental Investigation Agency
שותף באופן ציבורי -Indonesia: Only 17 Sumatran tigers left in Bengkulu
TEMPO.CO, Bengkulu - The Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Bengkulu-Lampung chapter noted that there are only 17 Sumatran tigers (Phantera tigris sumatrae) left in the forest of Bengkulu Province.
“After conducting observations in human-tiger conflict areas, and based on reports filed by by residents and field officials’ patrols, the tiger population in Bengkulu is estimated at 17,” the BKSDA Bengkulu-Lampung official Said Jauhari said on Monday in Bengkulu.
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* Find out more about EIA's Tigers Campaign at http://ht.ly/qY6t308g4Qq
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Said revealed that human-tiger conflicts mostly occur in Seluma District, followed by North Bengkulu District.
Forest fragmentation due to illegal logging, land conversion and wildlife hunting are the main challenges in preserving the Sumatran tigers.
Read in full at https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/01/23/206838880/Only-17-Sumatran-Tigers-Left-in-Bengkulu
#Indonesia #Sumatra #tigers #deforestation #hunting
Image: Sumatran tiger, by Wakeffra
TEMPO.CO, Bengkulu - The Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Bengkulu-Lampung chapter noted that there are only 17 Sumatran tigers (Phantera tigris sumatrae) left in the forest of Bengkulu Province.
“After conducting observations in human-tiger conflict areas, and based on reports filed by by residents and field officials’ patrols, the tiger population in Bengkulu is estimated at 17,” the BKSDA Bengkulu-Lampung official Said Jauhari said on Monday in Bengkulu.
* Find out more about EIA's Tigers Campaign at http://ht.ly/qY6t308g4Qq
Said revealed that human-tiger conflicts mostly occur in Seluma District, followed by North Bengkulu District.
Forest fragmentation due to illegal logging, land conversion and wildlife hunting are the main challenges in preserving the Sumatran tigers.
Read in full at https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/01/23/206838880/Only-17-Sumatran-Tigers-Left-in-Bengkulu
#Indonesia #Sumatra #tigers #deforestation #hunting
Image: Sumatran tiger, by Wakeffra
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