tigers essays

tigers essays In Riau, a conservation forest, Sumatran tigers have killed three illegal loggers, including several others over the past week. The first reported attack took place on May 7 in the 150,000-acre Senepis Tiger Conservation Area, which is located near the coastal town of Dumai. For a while now, heavy logging has taken place in Riau, leaving the forest severely destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations. Due to the deforestation, the habitat of tigers has been intruded, forcing them to flee and search for food in the nearby villages or to attack loggers. Police say that Tulus, one of the victims, had been so savagely attacked that only his severed head was left intact when police found his remains. The attack took place on Thursday, when six other loggers, including Tulus, went into the forest to cut down trees. The same tiger that attacked Tulus also seriously wounded two other loggers, and killed two others outside of the conservation area. Even though the loggers were illegally cutting down trees and endangering the Sumatran tigers, I do not believe they deserved to be attacked as severely as they were. The tigers on the other hand, have a right to be overprotective and desperately in need of food. Its like a robber coming into your house and taking all your food. Would you really just let him do that? As a result, it is the loggers fault that they got attacked. First off, they were cutting down trees in a Tiger Conservation Area, hint there are tigers there. Second, they destroyed the tigers habitat and left them to search for food in other places. Third, they were illegally cutting down trees. Maybe the loggers did not deserve to die, but I think the a tiger bite or two would have taught them a thing or two about invading and destroying someones home. ...