Sumatran tigers prey on goats owned by residents: A goat belonging to villagers in Sigatal, sub Na IX-X, Labura District, North Sumatra, was devoured by a Sumatran Tiger. According to the owner of the goat, (Manan age 50 years) in the past year he has lost as many as 9 goats. On the day of Thursday, July 31, 2014 at about 4pm, he saw some of his goats grazing. They left home to roost not far from their home. The tiger came to where goats graze, leaving visible footprints (or pugmarks) on the ground. The Sumatran Tiger drug the goat into the bushes. A one-month-old young goat witnessed the loss of its mother. Because of signal constraints, the villager could not immediately report the incident to a BSTR. Early Saturday, August 2, 2014, a volunteer ranger from BSTR received a report and three volunteers immediately rushed to the location. To obtain evidence, the team only found footprints near where the Sumatran tiger drug the goat into the bushes. We have no clear footprints by a falling heavy rain in the evening. Fearing the presence of snares attached around the scene, three BSTR volunteer rangers combed the woods around settlements for two days, and set up camera traps. Harimau Sumatra memangsa kambing milik warga. Seekor kambing milik warga desa Sigatal, kecamatan Na IX-X, kabupaten labura, Sumatra Utara, dimangsa oleh harimau sumatra. Menurut pemilik kambing named Manan umur 50 tahun, dalam satu tahun terakhir ia telah kehilangan kambing sebanyak 9 ekor. Pada hari Kamis 31 Juli 2014 sekitar jam 16 WIB, ia melihat beberapa ekor kambing miliknya berlarian dari tempat merumput pulang ke kandang tidak jauh dari rumah miliknya. Ia mendatangi tempat kambing merumput, terlihat bekas telapak kaki harimau sumatra ditanah dan bekas harimau sumatra menyeret kambing kedalam semak belukar. Ia melihat seekor anak kambing miliknya yang baru berumur satu bulan telah kehilangan induknya. Karena kendala signal ia tidak dapat segera melaporkan kejadian tersebut kepada BSTR, baru pada hari Sabtu 2 Agustus 2014, seorang relawan BSTR mendapat laporan dan tiga orang relawan segera menuju lokasi. Untuk mendapatkan bukti, tim hanya menemukan bekas jejak kaki dan bekas harimau sumatra menyeret kambing tersebut kedalam semak belukar. Jejak kaki sudah tidak jelas akibat tertimpa hujan deras pada malam harinya. Khawatir adanya jerat yang terpasang disekitar lokasi kejadian, tiga orang relawan BSTR menyisir hutan disekitar pemukiman selama dua hari, serta memasang kamera trap.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:43:41 +0000
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