Pocket Book for Human-Tiger Conflict Mitigation The Sumatran tiger is subspecies of the tiger and native to Indonesia and currently have critically endangered status. Meanwhile in West Sumatra, tigers are commonly called “Inyiak” which mean the elders or the keepers. Those placed the tigers in important role in Minang social and culture. We can see […]
2021 is all wrapped…! We have a lot of experiences to be grateful for. Even if it’s been challenging year just like a year before because of pandemic, we continued to carry out our field activities together with our partners. What we’ve done and achieved this year were almost impossible without the support of our […]
Satu keluarga harimau Sumatera mati terjerat di Aceh. Dengan populasi sekitar 600 individu, satwa liar ini terancam oleh tiga aktivitas manusia. Harimau Sumatera satu-satunya spesies harimau yang dimiliki Indonesia setelah dua lainnya menghilang. Populasi harimau Sumatera saat ini berkisar 560-600 individu. Tiga aktivitas manusia yang mengancam populasi harimau. Satu keluarga harimau sumatera (Panthera tigris sumatrae) […]
PROTECTING SUMATRAN TIGERS OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS BY HARIYO WIBISONO, M.S.PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN BOHN After more than two decades of being classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), populations of Sumatran tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae continue their decline, driven by illegal poaching and retaliatory killing due to conflict with local communities. Meanwhile, […]
18 – 20 August 2021, BKSDA Sumatera Barat (Natural Resources Conservation Agency of West Sumatra) and SINTAS Indonesia Foundation (SINTAS) socialized a conflict mitigation between human and wildlife and protected plants in six villages in Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The socialization was carried involving 30 participants, each from Matua Hilia, Tigo Balai, Sipinang, Baringin, Sungai […]