Tiger Mauled Farmer To Death, Body With Severe Wounds Retrieved

In a horrific incident, a Sumatran tiger mauled a 42-year-old farmer to death in Indonesia's Mount Leuser National Park in Langkat, North Sumatra, over the weekend. Local media reported that the body of the man was found by a search party after he failed to return home from his farm near the park.

The Jakarta Post reported that the area, where the farmer's body was found, used to be a habitat for Sumatran tigers within the park. The body of the victim was retrieved from the scene and handed over to his family, the local district head Ibnu Hajar told media. Hajar added that when the victim's body was found, he had severe wounds to his head, hip, and thighs.

Local police chief Adi Alfian said residents had earlier seen a tiger near the location where the body was found.

“In the afternoon before he was found dead, residents saw a tiger near the farm. We have not seen it again but we will push it back to its habitat to prevent further attacks,” he added.

The Sumatran tiger has been listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List since 2008.

In another recent incident in Thailand, a 46-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger after he entered a national park. The man was with two friends searching for plants and herbs in Thap Lan National Park in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.

According to local reports, the villagers warned them not to enter the park. However, the man entered the forest with his friends reportedly split from the group when they heard a tiger approaching. During a search for the man, park officials reportedly found the tiger guarding the man’s body. The man’s right leg was bitten off and missing, presumably eaten, and there was a huge wound on his head.