Tiger on the prowl? Suspected paw prints found near Gerik homes, Perhilitan trap activated

IPOH, Oct 28 — The Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has confirmed the discovery of footprints believed to belong to a tiger at Felda Lepang Nenering in Pengkalan Hulu, Gerik, on October 26.

Perak Perhilitan director Dr Pazil Abdul Patah said the confirmation was made following an investigation and field inspection by the Gerik District Perhilitan Office after it received a report from a plantation worker about the incident on the same day.

“For now, Perhilitan has activated a tiger trap located less than a kilometre from where the footprints were found.

“We believe the tiger ventured close to the plantation and residential areas because Felda Lepang Nenering is located near the Bintang Hijau Permanent Forest Reserve,” he told Bernama when contacted yesterday.

Earlier, several photographs showing the discovery of the predator’s footprints went viral on Facebook, prompting various reactions and raising concerns among social media users.

Pazil also denied claims by some members of the public that reports about the presence of a tiger in the area had been made long ago, but Perhilitan had taken no action.

“We did not receive any recent official report of a tiger sighting before October 26. Records show that the last report concerning the species at Felda Lepang Nenering was received on July 30,” he said.

He said Perhilitan would continue monitoring the area and had also disseminated safety guidelines to plantation workers to prevent any untoward incidents.

In a related development, he said 26 reports of human-tiger conflict had been recorded in the Hulu Perak district from January to date, and appropriate action had been taken on all of them. — Bernama

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怡保，10 月 28 日 — 霹雳州野生动物及国家公园局 (Perhilitan) 证实，10 月 26 日在宜力 Pengkalan Hulu 的 Felda Lepang Nenering 发现了据信属于老虎的脚印。

霹雳州野生动物保护局局长帕兹尔·阿卜杜勒·帕塔博士表示，在当天收到一名种植园工人关于该事件的报告后，吉力县野生动物保护局进行了调查和实地检查，并确认了此事。

“目前，马来西亚野生动物保护局（Perhilitan）已启动了一个老虎陷​​阱，该陷阱位于发现脚印的地点不到一公里处。

“我们认为老虎之所以冒险靠近种植园和居民区，是因为 Felda Lepang Nenering 位于 Bintang Hijau 永久森林保护区附近，”他昨天接受马新社采访时表示。

此前，几张显示发现捕食者足迹的照片在 Facebook 上疯传，引发了各种反应，并引起了社交媒体用户的担忧。

帕齐尔还否认了一些公众人士的说法，即很久以前就有人报告说该地区有老虎出没，但野生动物保护局却没有采取任何行动。

“在10月26日之前，我们没有收到任何关于老虎目击事件的官方报告。记录显示，关于Felda Lepang Nenering地区老虎的最后一份报告是在7月30日收到的，”他说。

他表示，马来西亚野生动物保护局将继续监测该地区，并已向种植园工人分发安全指南，以防止任何意外事件发生。

另据他透露，今年1月至今，霹雳州上霹雳县共接到26起人虎冲突报告，所有案件均已采取相应措施。——马新社

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