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Animals Gone Wild: Tiger Rampage in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Kills Human and Tiger

Authorities in the city of Singkawang on the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan have nabbed one of two tigers that broke out of the city’s Sinka zoo on Friday, February 6. The catch ended the big cat’s rampage that killed a human as well as one of the felines.

“[We] captured the tiger by shooting it with a tranquilizer dart," said Singkawang Police Precinct chief Grand Commissioner Attendant Prasetiyo Adhi Wibowo to the Antara state news agency.  

The tiger was captured by a joint team from the police, military and West Kalimantan Nature Conservation Agency [ BKSDA] on Saturday evening.

He noted that the one-year old white tiger was secured hours after the team killed the first tiger hours earlier.

“We were forced to kill the other tiger because it broke into the enclosures of the other animals in the zoo and preyed on them.” Prasetiyo maintained that the action was taken after consulting the BKSDA.

A spokesperson for the Sinka Zoo, Elka, said the hunt for the tigers began when they broke out of their enclosure. “The two tigers got loose, after a landslide caused by days of torrential rains caused a gaping hole in their cage,” she asserted. “

The felines then attacked and killed 47-year old Ferry Darmawan, an animal handler who tried to control them.”

Tigers and other wild animals escaping from zoos and facing off against humans are uncommon in Indonesia, as most human and animal conflicts in the country occur in the animals’ natural habitat.

Source:

https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/02/07/031012874/animals-gone-wild-tiger-rampage-in-west-kalimantan-indonesia-kills-human-and?page=all#page2. 

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra Erupts, Emits Hot Clouds

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra Province’s has erupted on Saturday, February 6, a few weeks after volcanic activity on Mount Merapi and Mount Semeru in Java jolted people in their vicinity.

“Mountain Sinabung emitted hot clouds to an altitude of 2500 meters,” said Mount Sinabung observer Armen Putra. “The phenomena can be seen clearly on a clear day. It occurs had to hand with smoke on the crater, which grows 200 to 500 meters on the crater.

Armen urged the public not to go within three kilometers of the peak “in case of an eruption. He also urged the public to wear masks to mitigate health risks from the hot clouds as well as ash.

Source:

https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/02/06/16134131/gunung-sinabung-mengalami-erupsi-luncurkan-awan-panas-sejauh-2500-meter?page=all.