FWD: Dept: Man-eaters only killed as a last resort

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Friday, August 16, 2002

Dept: Man-eaters only killed as a last resort

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Tigers are protected animals and shooting them would only be a

last resort if attempts to capture any of the mammals that have turned

man-eaters fail, said the National Parks and Wildlife Department.

 

Its public relations officer Ismail Mahmud said the department would try to

ensnare such tigers by placing tracker cameras and traps at locations where the

big cats were known to prowl.

 

& #147;We will refrain from shooting tigers in the country as the mammals are a

protected species and in danger of becoming extinct, & #148; he said yesterday.

 

He was asked to comment on a statement by Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul

Aziz Nik Mat, urging the authorities to shoot tigers that threaten humans.

 

Despite provisions in the Wildlife Protection Act allowing man-eating tigers to

be shot, Ismail said the department would only use these as a last resort.

 

& #147;It is not so simple like we can go and shoot them (tigers) even though

there are exemptions in the (Wildlife) Act, & #148; he said.

 

He said the method usually practised by the department was to trap such tigers

before sending them to a zoo.

 

Ismail also said the department discouraged villagers from shooting tigers.

 

They should instead inform the department so that game rangers can try to

capture the big cats.

 

Four rubber tappers were attacked by tigers in Kelantan this year. Three of the

victims died while the fourth survived. & #151; Bernama

 

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