A Sumatran tiger discovered dead on Monday on a plantation in South Aceh regency, Aceh, is thought to have consumed harmful substances.
A team of vets from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the Leuser Preservation Forum and Syiah Kuala University’s Professors of Veterinary Medicine (FKH Unsyiah) did a necropsy on the tiger and has actually concluded that it had died from poisoning.
” It is highly presumed that the tiger died of toxicosis or poisoning,” Aceh BKSDA head Agus Ariyanto said on Tuesday, as priced quote by kompas.com
The necropsy team discovered nasal bleeding, loss of hair and bruises on the female tiger, which is approximated to have actually been 2 or three years old when it was found dead in Kapa Seusak village, East Trumon district.
” Components of the tongue turned purple, presumably due to insecticide poisoning. On the other hand, the incised wound found on the stomach was most likely triggered by barbed wire,” he stated.
The toxic compound is thought to have actually stuck to the skin of a goat eaten by the tiger. “Before the tiger’s carcass was discovered, we found 6 goat carcasses in incomplete state nearby,” said Agus.
For a last conclusion on the cause of death, a tissue sample of the tiger will be analyzed at the lab of the Bogor Primate Research Study Center and at the FKH Unsyiah laboratory.
Meanwhile, a sample of the will be checked at the National Police’s forensics center. ( aly)
