Tigers wander near villages in Bengkulu

JAKARTA: Local residents in the Bengkulu regencies of Seluma and Kaur have spotted footprints of at least three Sumatran tigers around their villages.

Begkulu Nature Conservation Center official Jaja Mulyana told Antara on Sunday that a tiger was believed to be wandering around Tanjung Aur and Air Bacang villages near a production forest in Kaur regency, which borders the South Bukit Barisan National Park.

Footprints of an adult tiger, believed to be female, and a cub were found in Puguk and Lubuk Resam villages near Semidang Bukit Kabu conservation area in Seluma regency.

Jaja said the provincial nature conservation agency would not capture the tigers despite the residents' fear. - JP