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| Pelestrarian Harimau Sumatera Kerinci Seblat - Report on Activities and Progress 2004 | |
| 2004 Full Book | |
The purpose of the program is to support implementation of the Indonesian Government's commitment regarding protection of endangered species and particularly the critically endangered Sumatran tiger in and around Kerinci Seblat National Park in central Sumatra With the generous support of donors and the national park, routine field activities were extended in 2004 from the program's original main focal area in national park and contiguous forests in and bordering Jambi province to Bengkulu province in the southwestern quadrant of KSNP with the primary purpose of reducing poaching and trafficking of Sumatran tiger and prey species and protection of critical habitat In the program's historic core work areas in Jambi, 2004 has seen a continued downward trend in deliberate poaching both of Sumatran tiger and prey species. Four Tiger Protection and Conservation units were active and fully staffed throughout 2004 with a fifth unit fully-staffed, active and operational from June 2004: Under normal circumstances three TPCUs are active in Jambi and two in Bengkulu but all units work as part of a park-wide team and rangers regularly moved between TPCU units and operating areas to build a park-wide team spirit and knowledge of issues around the park. In the course of species and habitat protection duties in 2004, TPCU rangers walked more than 2000km in and around KSNP forests, recorded 84 distinct encounters with Sumatran tiger which are likely to relate to approximately 60 individual Sumatran tigers and found and destroyed a total of 20 active tiger snares or box traps in five locations in three districts. A total of 42 men were arrested in the course of 16 field enforcement actions conducted or launched by TPCU teams either in the course of unit field patrols, in coordination with KSNP rangers or, in some cases, in joint operations conducted with local police,: in most of these cases, suspects were subsequently paroled after receiving formal legal warnings (_surat pernyatahan_) however cases against five men were proceeded with through the courts and these individuals were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to nine months. The majority of arrests related to habitat-protection offences and not to poaching. Experience gained since this program's inception in May 2000 confirms that mitigation of human-wildlife conflict is critically important both in the cause of species conservation and protection of forest edge farmers but, additionally, to build an effective working relationship with these communities. Team members intervened in or conducted investigations into the causal factors behind a total of 20 different cases of human-wildlife conflict: the majority relating to human-tiger conflict, active or potential but also supporting KSNP in cases of human-elephant and human-bear conflict. This program is primarily focused on reducing and containing wildlife and forest crime however, in 2004, with a continuing downward trend in deliberate poaching of Sumatran tiger in Kerinci district of Jambi province, a pilot program to develop community awareness regarding Sumatran tiger status, threats to Sumatran tiger and to develop active community support for species conservation was launched. |
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