A Sumatran tiger believed to have attacked and injured farmers in Indonesia’s western province of Aceh was captured on Saturday after a day-long hunt.
It comes after two separate tiger attacks in the same Sumatran town over the past week left at least four people seriously injured.
The animal entered a trap set by conservationists inside a forest reserve in the southern Aceh town of Kulot Tenga on Saturday morning.
Several injuries were found on his body.
“One of the victims said that he injured the animal when it was being attacked and was defending himself. The tiger had several injuries on its body, including on its face, neck and leg. There are signs,” Agus Riento, head of Aceh’s conservation agency, told AFP.
A photo taken by police shows the big cat lying inside a cage with wounds on its face.
A major manhunt for the tiger was launched last week after four natives were attacked inside a reserve in Klut Tengah, one of them in critical condition.
Soldiers, security personnel and firefighters were all deployed for the search.
Several days later two farmers who were working illegally inside the same protected forest were also attacked and seriously injured.
Authorities have not yet determined whether the attacks were carried out by the same tiger.
Sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with fewer than 400 in the wild.
They are often targeted by poachers while rampant deforestation has significantly reduced their habitat.
Rianto said the tiger captured on Saturday would be given medical treatment and released in a nearby national park after recovering from its injuries.