The Tiger is still Hanging Around, The Activities of PT RIA in Indragiri Hilir are Suspended

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To anticipate the occurrence of things that are not desirable, all activities in the area of ??industrial timber plantations (HTI) owned by PT Riau Indo Agropalma, which is located in Pelangiran District, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province, has been suspended.

This is due to the action of a Sumatran Tiger that is allegedly still free to roam in the region. To note, a few days ago, the tiger had acted and pounced on a company worker, named Wahyu Kurniadi. As a result, Wahyu was killed in a pathetic condition.

Reported by Viva, Tuesday, October 29, 2019, on Monday, a company worker also had time to capture an adult tiger, which roamed during the day in the area of ??the oil palm plantation company. Gambara recordings were taken when workers crossed one of the plantation areas by car.

Although the distance is relatively close, but Si Belang who is thought to have grown up, looks unafraid. He just sits while watching the car used by the image recorder, which captures its existence.

At first glance, the action of the tiger is reminiscent of Bonita, a female Sumatran tiger, which was also secured from Pelangiran District, late in 2018. Similar to the tiger, Bonita is also free to roam during the day between the palm trees. He also looked no longer afraid when he saw a car passing close to his whereabouts, even though it happened during the day.

"All activities were stopped because it was feared that the wild animals were still around the location," said the Head of the Pekan Heran Resort, Riau Riau Natural Resources Conservation Center, Zulkifl.

He added, currently the joint team had also come down to the location. They will check the scene where the tiger was found. This is done to monitor developments as well as anticipate the various possibilities that will occur due to the presence of Si Belang.

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On that occasion, Zulkifli also confirmed, the area of ??PT RIA is indeed close to the crowds of Wildlife Reserves. To note, Kerumutan is one of the habitats of Sumatra Tiger, located in Riau Province.

Previously, the Head of Riau BKSDA Office, Suharyono stressed, his party had no plans to evacuate tigers from the area. Because, Kerumutan is indeed a home or a pocket for Sumatran tigers in Riau.

While PT RIA's HTI area is strongly suspected to indeed be the Sumatran Tiger crossing path. So that in recent times. Some conflicts between humans and tigers have occurred in the area of ??the oil palm plantation.

Not only Wahyu, in May 2019 or five months ago, the tiger also pounced on a worker named M Amri in the area. ***