Perak, K'tan wildlife department set traps for tiger linked to 2 deaths

The Perak and Kelantan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) are conducting operations to capture a tiger believed to have killed two victims on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Perak Perhilitan director Yusoff Shariff said a trap has been set today in the identified area and this is in addition to the trap set yesterday.

“Previously, we set the first trap, and today, the Perak and Kelantan Perhilitan will lay another trap,” he said when contacted today.

“We also want to advise users of the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway route, for safety reasons, not to stop along the roadside.”

Yusoff did not rule out the possibility that the tiger that attacked the local man in Bersia, Gerik, as well as a Myanmar national in a chilli farm in Batu Melintang, Jeli, near Kelantan yesterday, is the same animal.

He said this possibility is based on the proximity of the two locations, which are only 4km apart if via the Gerik-Jeli highway route, in addition to the short timeframe.

“The distance between the two fatal incidents is very close, and it is possible that they are from the same predator considering the location is almost adjacent to the first incident on Tuesday.

He also said people should always remain vigilant and avoid provoking wildlife, and to channel any information related to wildlife to them (Perhilitan) via the 1-800-88-5151 hotline or the e-complaint section on the website www.wildlife.gov.my.

Yesterday, the media reported that a Myanmar man was mauled to death by a tiger at a chili farm in Batu 18 of the East-West Highway near Batu Melintang in Jeli, Kelantan.

A similar incident occurred early on Tuesday morning when a local man, Adnan Ismail, 54, was killed by a tiger while descending from workers’ quarters near a forest area at KM79.2 of the same highway in Bersia, near Gerik.

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