Otoritas Satwa Liar (BBKSDA SU), SCORPION dan masyarakat lokal memasang plang himbauan Daerah Rawan Buaya di sekitar Danau Siais – Rianiate, Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan, Sumatera (19/12).
Hal ini dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya konflik satwa liar dengan masyarakat sekaligus mencegah upaya perburuan buaya di daerah ini, terlebih memperdagangkannya secara ilegal. Plang himbauan dipasang di 6 tempat yang dicurigai buaya terlihat, terutama di daerah rawa-rawa.
Pada bulan November yang lalu, seekor buaya (Crocodylus porosus), yang merupakan salah satu spesies dilindungi, terperangkap kedalam jaring tangkap ikan milik masyarakat. Beberapa hari setelah itu, buaya tersebut dikabarkan mati. Oleh sebab itu, peningkatan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingnya menjaga ekosistem perlu dilakukan, meski didalam masa pandemi Covid-19.
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The Wildlife Authority (BBKSDA SU), SCORPION and local communities put up a signpost for Crocodile Prone Areas around Lake Siais - Rianiate, South Tapanuli Regency, Sumatra (19/12).
This is done to prevent conflicts between wildlife and the community as well as to prevent efforts to hunt crocodiles in this area, especially trading them illegally.
Warning signs were installed in 6 places where crocodiles were suspected, especially in swampy areas. Last November, a crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), which is one of the protected species, was trapped in the community's fishing net. A few days after that, the crocodile was reportedly dead. Therefore, increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting the ecosystem needs to be done, even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
