Banda Aceh, Aceh – A lawmaker has actually interested the Aceh provincial administration to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts that repeatedly occur in the province’s numerous locations.
” The human-elephant dispute, for example, still occurs. Solutions to this human-wildlife conflict need to be looked for,” Yahdi Hasan, member of Aceh Province’s legal body, was estimated by ANTARA as saying here Sunday.
Hasan, who was chosen to represent the constituents in the districts of Aceh Tenggara and Gayo Lues, said that the human-wildlife conflicts need to be fixed without making both individuals and wild animals get suffered.
He argued that the conflicts take place owing to degradation and destruction of the wild animals’ natural habitats that are partly contributed by human activities for collecting natural resources to earn a living.
” These human-wildlife conflicts need to immediately be solved to avoid both people and wild animals from getting dragged into a continuous suffering,” Hasan stated.
In supporting the wildlife preservation in Aceh, Hasan advised authorities to probe several cases of dead wild animals, particularly Sumatran elephants, to understand whether their deaths are triggered by natural factors or activities of poachers seeking ivory and body parts.
If the deaths of the unfortunate Sumatran elephants are triggered by the poachers’ activities, the perpetrators need to be brought to justice in an undertaking to conserve the mammals and other endangered animals, he added.
Over the previous two years, the human-elephant disputes have become a major preservation concern in Aceh and numerous other elephant range provinces in Sumatra Island.
In February 2019, at least 14 herds of wild Sumatran elephants had actually roamed looking for food in the locations of districts such as Tamiang, Pidie, Central Aceh, Bener Meriah, and Biruen.
According to the Head of the Lhokseumawe Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Dedi Irvansyah, around 4 approximately 5 herds were found roaming around the forest areas of East Aceh and Tamiang Districts.
In North Aceh District, there were 3 herds of these herbivorous animals, while in the districts of Central Aceh, Bener Meriah, and Bireun, about 4 herds of wild elephants were likewise observed, he stated.
On the other hand, in Pidie Jaya and Pidie Districts, two herds were apparently observed, he kept in mind, including that each of the herds consisted of 15 to 20 wild animals.
3 herds of wild Sumatran elephants were likewise found wandering searching for food in the locations of North Aceh District’s Cot Girek, Matangkuli, and Langkahan Subdistricts.
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