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tiger-attack

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Fatal tiger attacks highlight Sumatra's rising forest degradation

Last year’s tiger attacks led to the burning of the South Bukit Barisan National Park management office by an angry mob who demanded that authorities swiftly evacuate the tiger out of the area.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Firmer action urged to prevent human-wildlife conflict in Sumatra

As human-tiger conflict in Sumatra escalates into clashes between villagers and authorities, environmentalists are urging the government to take human-wildlife conflict prevention and resolution more seriously.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Farmer killed in suspected Sumatran tiger attack

The local conservation agency is sending a team to investigate the death of a rubber farmer, whose body was found with wounds that appear to have been made by a Sumatran tiger.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Veterinarian injured when trying to free Sumatran tiger from trap

A veterinarian was bitten and clawed by a Sumatran tiger he was trying to free from a pig trap in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

World 5 years ago

India sends 'man-eater' tiger to lifetime in captivity

A tiger blamed for killing three people will spend the rest of its life in captivity, Indian officials said Sunday, saying the big cat was "too dangerous" to be allowed to roam free.

National 5 years ago

Tiger suspected of fatal attacks on humans removed from Riau

BKSDA Riau head Suharyono said that the tiger had to be captured because of recurring conflict between tigers and humans in the area since 2018 in which several residents were killed or injured.

National 5 years ago

Tiger kills North Sumatra farmer in Mt. Leuser National Park

The farmer, named Ramelan, was found by local people in Pir ADB village, Besitang district on Saturday evening at 11 p.m. in a severe condition.

National 6 years ago

Worker at Riau industrial forest killed in tiger attack

The 19-year-old victim was suddenly pounced on from behind while he and four coworkers were working on acacias. The tiger mauled Wahyu's neck and then dragged him into bushes.

National 6 years ago