Forest rangers from the
Wildlife Authority (BBKSDA) and From Scorpion Foundation carried out a joint
patrol at Dolok Nauli village, Adiankoting subdistrict of North Tapanuli
regency in N orth Suamtra. This patrol was carried out because of a report from
local people about human-orangutan conflicts in this village.
An orangutan has
destroyed crops of local people in this village. The team also met with staff
of SOCP in this village who was also doing monitoring mission of the orangutan
in this village.
One the BBKSDA staff got the chance to see the orangutan for a while but it immediately went to forest near this village.