Man and beast face off in Sumatra (World Page A8)

QUESTIONS

Q1) What is illegal logging?
Q2) What can you do to stop the Sumatran tiger from extinction?

ANSWERS

Q1) What is illegal logging?

Illegal logging is the cutting of wood illegally. Illegal logging is one of the main cause for the loss of habitats like the sumatran tiger. Illegal logging has also cause a tiger-human conflict in a Indonesian island of Sumatra. Since Janurary, the big cats has already killed nine people and authorities are preventing illegal loggers from entering the tiger`s habitat. The Sumatran tigers are currently critically endangered, with estimated less than 400 left in the wild. The tigers are not guilty for attacking the people. There are the information for the recent tigers attack:JAN24-A tiger ambushes and kills a rubber tapper near a river in Sungei Gelam district of Jambi province, JAN28- A tiger pounces through a thin roof of a hut, killing a 50 year old man and his 21 year old son who are sleeping in the same area. FEB21-A tiger mauls and kill to illegal loggers also in Jambi province. FEB22-A tiger attack and kills a man carrying logs near an illegal logging camp. march1- A tiger attacks to illegal loggers in their forest hut and mauls them to death. MARCH3-A tiger mauls an illegal logger to death. The authorities believed the death toll would be higher as this some attacks go unreported. Villagers also kill this tigers as they are afraid that they might attack them.

Q2) What can you do to stop the Sumatran tiger from extinction?

We should educate the public of the effect of illgeal logging and consequence of their action. We should also put out sign board to tell the people about endangered animals that they may face extinction in the near future if we human do not stop this illgeal logging.Employ more forest rangers to patrol the jungles and for illeal loggers and preserve their habitat. We should finally lay down some law about this illgeal logging and the price to pay if caught doing so. This will send a message out to the people.