When he is recovered
from sickness, the Sumatran tiger Giring should get the second chance to live
in the wild habitat. Senior Investigator from Scorpion Foundation Marison
Guciano stated this in a meeting at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
(MoEF) headquarter in Jakarta on Friday, 19 February 2016.
Hosted by
the MoEF, the meeting discussed about the possibility of moving Giring from Seblat
Nature Recreation Park in North Bengkulu district to Tamling but because of the
sickness of Giring, it was decided to move Giring to Taman Safari Indonesia
(TSI) instead of Tamling.
“When Giring
recovered from his sickness, I suggest he is given the second chance to live in
the wild habitat but prior to his release an intensive assessment is needed,” Marison
Guciano said in the meeting.
Representatives
from Taman
Safari Indonesia, MoEF, TWNC,
Scorpion Foundation, JAAN, Harimau Kita, and the Indonesian Science Institute (LIPI) participated in the meeting.
Giring
was snared by local people in Bengkulu. Before moving
to Seblat, Giring and another female Sumatran tiger Elsa
were placed in small cages at the office of BKSDA Bengkulu.
After strongly criticized by Scorpion Foundation,
these two tigers were moved to Seblat Nature Recreation Park in North Bengkulu
district. Elsa passed away last January.
Veterinary Yanti and Giring on the way to Seblat Nature Recreation Park in NOrth Bengkulu. (Photo: BKSDA Bengkulu)
