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20 August 2007

Translocation & GPS collar for tiger conflict - Collaboration in Action: BKSDA, STTCP (PPKHS) & WWF

On the 18^th August 2007 The Sumatran Tiger Trust Conservation Programme in collaboration with WWF supported the BKSDA of Indonesia (Nature resources conservation Riau Province) in the translocation of one tiger. The adult male tiger was caught by villagers after it regularly entered Teluk Palas village, Sumatra and attacked cattle.

This particular translocation is different to others regularly carried out by the teams of the Sumatran Tiger Trust because before release the tiger was to be fitted with a GPS collar. The GPS collar will provide more data and information about tiger conflict, like: when we move one tiger to another location, do the tigers go back to the location where they come from? or can they survive? There is much information we can learn from the success of this translocation. Satellite Technology is being used for the first time on tigers in Indonesia to study the animals in vast forests like Senepis, the Collar emits a GPS signal frequency, which enables the tiger’s movements to be tracked and plotted. It can provide detailed long-term information about the activities of these specific animals, how the feline population use the human-impacted landscapes in and around Senepis as well as detailed information on home range boundaries and favoured areas.

Data of the tiger:

Name : Merdeka STT teams in the field have given this tiger the name of “Merdeka” meaning freedom because the tiger will free from danger and free from angry people

Sex : Male

Age : about 6-7 years

Weight : 101.5 kg

Canine up and down right : 5 cm

Canine up and down left : 4 cm

Body length from nose to beginning of tail: 150 cm

Tail length : 73 cm

Location capture: Teluk Palas Village, Subdistrict: Pasir Limau Kapas and District: Rokan Hilir

Diary of Events:

Friday, 10 August 2007:

	10.30am the Sumatran Tiger Trust tiger conflict co-ordinator Bastoni got the call from staff of the Indonesian forestry that a tiger had been captured by locals.
	The Chief of Nature Resources Conservation Riau Province (BKSDA Dumai) sent the same information to Bastoni who then confirmed the information with the chief of police of the village.
	11.00am - one team - 4 staff of STTCP and 1 from BKSDA went to the location where the tiger has been captured.
	STTCP & WWF had been in talks about the use of GPS collars for translocation tigers so staff of STT called the WWF and Sinarmas Group.

Saturday, 11 August 2007

	3.30pm team arrives at the village. Team enters negotiations with villagers. The villagers want the team to pay 25 million, which the refused.
	WWF team arrive to location and join with our team.

Sunday, 12 August 2007

	14.30 pm, staff of Sinarmas arrive at location.
	Negotiations still difficult, and chief of police presses the villagers to hand the tiger to the forestry department team. Finally the villagers agreed to hand the tiger to the team – and the team would pay 1,5 million – not to buy the tiger but because the villagers saved the tiger and reported it to the police.

Wednesay,15 August 2007

	03.30 am the tiger and the team move to the local government (district), The team (BKSDA, PKHS/STTCP and WWF) traveled with the tiger to Dumai.
	10.00 pm the tiger arrives in dumai.

Thursday, 16 August 2007

	The team calls in the vet to anesthetize the tiger but the tiger didn’t sleep. The vet checks the tiger health
	11.30 am, Bastoni callsfor help from Muhamad Yunus (PKHS/STTCP) in Bukit Tigapuluh, to go to dumai and arrived about 01.00 am on 17 August 2007.

Friday, 17 August 2007

12.00 pm, after discussions with other vets who have experience with anesthetizing tigers, the team try again and this time the tiger sleeps. The team set up the GPS collar around the tigers neck. And the tiger is named: Merdeka (17 August is Independent day of Indonesia)

00.30 am, the team leave from Dumai to Senepis for translocation.

Saturday, 18 August 2007

	08.00 am, the team arrive in the location for translocation
	10.20 am the team opens the door of the box trap and the tiger - Merdeka is freed.

IN PICTURES:

Tiger captured by the people of Teluk Palas village

STTCP staff with the villagers carrying the tiger from to the boat

The tiger still sleep and the GPS collar already on the neck of tiger

All team after set up the GPS collar

The team prepare to open the door of box trap

The door ready to open and the team take the last photo with the tiger before Merdeka is released to live freely in the forests of Senepis Buluhala Tiger Conservation area. .

18 July 2007 - 2 TIGERS caught on new camera in Way Kambas NP - just 2 days ago

Just 2 days after installing a new camera (funded and supplied by STT) 2 wild Sumatran Tigers were captured on film, going about their day freely in the forests of Way Kambas National Park Sumatra.

The following report just in:

From : Sumianto and Team

It is an surprised for my team. Just in two days of beginning our activities to try out of new cameras, we have got two tiger pothos (both mele and female tigers). Not only still potho, the new cameras also film it, although just for few seconds.

Our team will be intensive to hunt them, and we wouldn’t lose our chance to monitoring of tigers existed in the areas.

These photos are from same location, in the almost same time, but of different individuals. We can see it from difference of their stripe pattern.

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JUNE 2007
Patrol around Bukit Tigapuluh by Motorbikes funded by STT

MAY 2007:
Teams receive new essential equipment...
A big thank you from Muhammad Yunus and the STCP Team as vital new equipment arrives from STT - the motorbikes are an essential piece of equipment enabling rangers to move around more quickly, cover more ground and respond speedily.

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MAY 2007:
Local community workshop held in Bukit Tigapuluh:
From: Muhammad Yunus and the STCP Team

   DECEMBER 2006
   Tiger Conflict in Sungai Teras Village
   From: Bastoni and the STCP- SBTCA Team

01st November 2006 - a tiger killed one goat in Sungai Teras Village, Dumai. On the 10 November 2006, after a request from the villagers who wanted the tiger capturing a team from PKHS/STT set up tiger box traps in the village. On the 24 November 2006 the tiger entered the trap but when the teams got there the trap was found broken and the tiger gone.

Photo-Photo Survey Tiger Konfloc in Sungai Teras - Dumai.

Photos Tiger Survey following a goat attack in Sungai Teras - Dumai.

Photo-Photo Set up Tiger Box Trapp in Sungai Teras – Dumai

DECEMBER 2006
Animal Poacher caught & Animals released back to the wild
From: Bastoni and the STCP- SBTCA Team

The Chief Police at Rokan Hilir Riar (south of Dumai) Riau contacted PKHS/STT for help to catch a man who was trying to sell wild animals - 15 ant eaters. Because this animal is to be protected we agreed - if the police caught the man BKSDA, PHKS/STTb would take the 15 ant eaters and release them back into the wild - to the the Senepis Protection area.

Photo: Ant Eaters rescued by PHKS/STT to be released back to the wild.

NOVEMBER 2006
Drought Crisis in Way Kambas NP during the Dry Season of 2006
From: Sumianto and the STCP-WKNP Team

Background

An event which occurs every year, commonly between April to October, in Indonesia, and especially in Way Kambas NP is dry season.

This year’s dry season has had serious effect on Way Kambas NP. Dryness of land, high ambient temperature and low humidity have been felt, and it’s condition make everything easy to set alight.

The fires have seriously occurred in the areas. According to the reports from the management of Way Kambas NP approximately 7000 hectares of forest area have been lost to the advancing fires. But for this year we don’t get some information yet or data about how wide the area was fired.

Combating the Drought Crisis

As an effort to combat these extreme conditions, several activities have been carried out by workers in the park, coordinated by the management of Way Kambas National Park, staff of STCP, staff of the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS), and Scout Group (Saka Wana Bhakti/Pramuka).

Water Supply for Wildlife

To provide available drinking water for wildlife by water pockets. It was put at paths of wildlife, and checked every week for water supply.

Routine Patrol

STCP Staff in collaboration with Staff of Way Kambas NP have been patrolling the Park areas, and on TIMA especially. The Team used motor cycle, speedboat, and take a walk.

During patrolling our team did find illegal fisher, and questioned them.

Survey

In drought conditions, STCP staff still do the survey in TIMA, and the other locations of Way Kambas NP. As well as knowing tigers and their prey, on the ground we can check fires and the drought effect for wildlife. From this activity we have found some animals which have died (sambar deer and wild pig dead).

Rusa Deer - that did not make it

Our team will continue the survey activities throughout November.

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March 06
Senepis Tiger Conservation Area – 106,000 hectares approved by Minister of Forestry

After 3 years of negotiations with provincial and central Government, the Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program (STCP) is pleased to report that the Senepis-Buluhala Tiger Conservation Area has finally been approved.

Tiger in Senepis Buluhala

On the 3rd January the Indonesian Minister of Forestry, the honourable M.S. Kaban, signed letters formally approving the creation of a peat swamp forest conservation area, specifically for conservation of the Sumatran tiger, close to the city of Dumai in Riau province.

February 06
Wildlife Protection Training

Its the first ever field training exercise in Indonesia which has brought together attendees from so many major international Non Governmental Organisations (Conservation International, WWF, TNC/Sungei Wain Conservation Prog, Indonesian Rhino Conservation Program/International Rhino Foundation, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program/Frankfurt Zoological Society). It has also brought together many geographical units of the Department of Forestry. Even private industry have sent their people to it.

2005
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Palm Oil for Ape scandal

Activity Report

HCVF Report - Serapung

2004
Tiger poachers sentenced in Indonesia

Successful trial and a World First with Satellite Tracking Collar on a Sumatran Tiger

Ground Breaking research for Sumatran Tigers to take place at South Lakes Wild Animal Park

Law Enforcement Press Release

2003
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Integrated Tiger Protection and Monitoring

Tiger Protection Units

Proposed reserve to help solve Tiger-human conflict

2002
Tiger Tiger burning bright in Indonesia

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Translocation & GPS collar for tiger conflict - Collaboration in Action: BKSDA, STTCP (PPKHS) & WWF

Friday, 10 August 2007:

Saturday, 11 August 2007

Sunday, 12 August 2007

Wednesay,15 August 2007

Thursday, 16 August 2007

Friday, 17 August 2007

Saturday, 18 August 2007

IN PICTURES:

18 July 2007 - 2 TIGERS caught on new camera in Way Kambas NP - just 2 days ago

JUNE 2007 NEW TIGER PHOTOS JUST IN - CAPTURED ON REMOTE CAMERA

JUNE 2007 Second school opens - funded by STT MORE

JUNE 2007 Patrol around Bukit Tigapuluh by Motorbikes funded by STT

MAY 2007: Teams receive new essential equipment... A big thank you from Muhammad Yunus and the STCP Team as vital new equipment arrives from STT - the motorbikes are an essential piece of equipment enabling rangers to move around more quickly, cover more ground and respond speedily.

MAY 2007: Local community workshop held in Bukit Tigapuluh: From: Muhammad Yunus and the STCP Team

DECEMBER 2006 Tiger Conflict in Sungai Teras Village From: Bastoni and the STCP- SBTCA Team

DECEMBER 2006 Animal Poacher caught & Animals released back to the wild From: Bastoni and the STCP- SBTCA Team

NOVEMBER 2006 Drought Crisis in Way Kambas NP during the Dry Season of 2006 From: Sumianto and the STCP-WKNP Team