Jambi (ANTARA News) – The Sumatran tiger conservation program coordinator of the Great Hall of the National Park Kerinci Seblat (PHS-TNKS) claimed to have brought down to 100 Sumatran tigers unit meshes in Forest Sweep Ramadan operation in July 2012. “At least it has 100 units of tiger snares in pairs poachers in the forest we disable TNKS, we seized and subsequently destroyed, the operation of this 2012 Forest Sweep Ramadan has started since June 30, “said program coordinator TNKS PHS, Dian Risdianto in Edinburgh on Saturday. He said the routine operation, held every month fasting is entering the fifth year operation, carried out by a team of PHS-five units in four blocks TNKS territorial TNKS Sumatran tigers in the region. “There are four operating regions are territorial blocs such as the Sumatran tiger Muko-Muko in Bengkulu province, South Coast and Solok in West Sumatra, Sipirok Merangin district, Kerinci, Jambi province and Bunge, “ said Risdi. Each region, he added on a broomstick by a team of five people from PHS-TNKS and team members of the media that this year is the first time directly involved. He further explained the operation was held every week with ketetuan 4 days in the field and 3 day re-evaluation and coordination for the next stage. “Operation Ramadan is routinely performed because it was customary when the fasting month is the installation of meshes tiger by poachers in the forests bloom TNKS, hunters may expect during the fast officers would not perform surgery because of fatigue fasting, “said Risdi. According to him, the first phase of operation has been held since June 30 to July 15, the current in the second stage, and on 3-6 August was the field operations for the third phase of operations in Bungo and Merangin. In the later stages of the third he said, will again be followed by two mass media that will expose the LKBN Between the operation and Jambi Tribune , but it also will participate to a representative of the Sumatran tiger lovers group on face book social network that is active enough of Generation Trail Sumatran tiger (Tigra). “We expect from our operations to a degree of concern by the government and society, we are serious against the threat of extinction of the Sumatran tiger is one of the big cat species remaining after the extinction of tigers in Indonesia Java and Bali tigers, “said Risdi. existence of the Sumatran tiger, he said, continues to struggle following the continuation of logging, land conversion, wildlife poaching, trade Tiger organs, and the traditional conventional threats such as conflicts between tigers with tigers, with other animals and conflict with humans. “We could be calculated in the region TNKS spread across four provinces namely Jambi, Bengkulu, West Sumatra and South Sumatra only 144 tigers left course, “he added. (ANT-144)
