WORKERS FEAR FOR SAFETY BECAUSE OF TIGER SIGHTINGS.

October 9, 2002

09/21/2002

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency

reserved.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 21 (Bernama) - Some 70 Timur Bakti plantation

workers in Air Putih, Kemaman, are living in fear following recent

sightings of tigers there.

Plantation manager Hamzah Ibrahim said the workers became more worried

after a tiger attacked a bull on Sept 16.

" What is most worrying is the fact that the attack occurred just one

kilometre from the workers' quarters, " he told Bernama today.

The latest sighting was when several workers saw a tiger and two cubs

roaming in the plantation yesterday, he said.

Hamzah said although no one had been mauled by a tiger, the Wildlife and

National Parks Department should do something before anything untoward

happened.

He said the presence of tigers had also forced the workers to leave for

work in groups and to return home earlier.

According to him, nine of the 200 cows in the 830ha private plantation

had been mauled by tiger since last year.

- BERNAMA

IB MRA SHR YBY.

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