JAKARTA: Habitat loss and conflicts with humans continue to pose a threat to the Sumatran tiger, especially in South Sumatra, where four remaining natural habitats are shrinking because of deforestation, according to the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Indonesia programme.
ZSL’s tiger conservation project manager Yoan Dinata said South Sumatra had suffered deforestation since the 1970s as the forests were mostly located in lowlands with easy access for people to use them for agriculture and human settlements.
“These conflicts are also a reminder that Sumatran tigers still exist and their forests must be protected, ” Yoan said. “ conflicts with humans cannot be predicted, and as long as there are tigers [near human settlements], there is potential for conflicts, ” Hariyo said. On Jan. 21, a young Sumatran tiger believed to have mauled to death a Semendo Darat resident in Muara Enim was caught in a box trap. It is now in the care of Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation in neighboring Lampung province.
Data from the Environment and Forestry Ministry's Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservation Directorate General, however, show that wildlife-human conflicts in South Sumatra are relatively low compared to other regions. South Sumatra saw 15 incidents of such conflicts between 2001 and 2019, far less than 81 incidents in North Sumatra and 235 in Riau.
“We estimate that about 600 Sumatran tigers exist . If there are no conscious efforts, their population will keep dwindling , ” he said.
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