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Sun, 10/19/2008 - 13:15
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LAMPUNG RESIDENT SERIOUSLY INJURED BY WILD ELEPHANTS
Bandarlampung, Oct. 18 (ANTARA)- A Lampung resident identified as Hasyim (30) was seriously injured after being trampled on by a herd of wild elephants at the Way Kambas National Park (TNKW) in East Lampung District, Lampung Province, on Friday.
TNKW Director MZ Hudiyono here on Saturday confirmed that Hasyim, a resident of Rajabasa Lama village, East Lampung District, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Bandarlampung General Hospital for intensive medical care after he was trampled down by wild elephants inside the 1,300-ha national park.
"Yes, the victim, Hasyim, was trampled down by wild elephants. He was attacked by the elephants while he was inside the park area, not outside, to be exact he was around 2.3 km from the border with human settlements, near Rantau Jaya village, Labuhanratu," he said.
Giyo, an environmental NGO activist, also said that the victim was attacked inside the park area, and the wild elephants did not go out of the protected park.
According to an earlier report, Hasyim was attacked by four or five wild elephants while he was staying in a hut to guard his cassava plantation.
TNKW is the natural habitat of around 200 wild Sumatran elephants. The protected animals were often disturbed by intrusions by humans.
TNKW Director MZ Hudiyono here on Saturday confirmed that Hasyim, a resident of Rajabasa Lama village, East Lampung District, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Bandarlampung General Hospital for intensive medical care after he was trampled down by wild elephants inside the 1,300-ha national park.
"Yes, the victim, Hasyim, was trampled down by wild elephants. He was attacked by the elephants while he was inside the park area, not outside, to be exact he was around 2.3 km from the border with human settlements, near Rantau Jaya village, Labuhanratu," he said.
Giyo, an environmental NGO activist, also said that the victim was attacked inside the park area, and the wild elephants did not go out of the protected park.
According to an earlier report, Hasyim was attacked by four or five wild elephants while he was staying in a hut to guard his cassava plantation.
TNKW is the natural habitat of around 200 wild Sumatran elephants. The protected animals were often disturbed by intrusions by humans.
