Wild elephant disorder in Mane Sub-district, Pidie District is very severe. At least two units of houses were damaged, and dozens of rice and bean crops were eaten by wide-bodied animals.
Herman, a resident of Gampong Lutueng, District of Mane, to Waspada. Tuesday (20/3), reported the action of this wild elephant disorder has lasted approximately the last three days. Wide-bodied and protected animals, this usually descends into the township population after the Maghrib.
Once arrived at the village residents, as many as two wild Elephants were directly mobobok plant residents crops, such as rice, nuts and trees that can be eaten, such as pinang stem.
Not only that, the wild elephant herd also damaged two units of house residents Gampong Lutung. Each house belongs to Apani and Ismadin, a resident of Cot U Jaya Hamlet. So far, Herman reported, there has been no casualties caused by the disturbance of the wild elephant.
Although helpless to block the action of elephant disturbance, but the community continues to try to survive, while occasionally expel the herd of wild elephants by exploding Marcon. "Until now, the Elephant herd is still in the forest of Krueng Leumieh and its surroundings" he said.
Camat Mane, Junaidi. SH, to Waspada, explained that today the community is assisted by CRU Mane Team, is doing the expulsion of wild elephant herd by exploding Marcon. But the effort is not maximal, because the herd of wild elephants still remain in the region.
The Elephant herd was not afraid anymore with the sound of Marcon's eruption popping by the people. Elephant herds during the day are in the forest and damage the plants in the garden residents. While at night, a herd of wild elephants that descend into the village residents.
Junaidi, revealed that the Pidie and Aceh Provincial Government should immediately act to drive the Wild Elephants back to their habitat. Because if it continues to be feared it could adversely affect the survival of the protected animals. Likewise, when viewed from the various actions that have dared to come into the village residents and damage the homes of residents feared could cause casualties from the community.
Moreover, the animal goes down at night and destroys the residents' house, where at that time many people are not ready because they are asleep in sleep. "The only temporary measure we can do is by exploding Marcon. So we Mane people need serious attention Pemkab Pidie and Pemrov Aceh, to drive the animal. If this we continue to let, then there will be casualties from the community and the elephant itself "he said.
