The destruction of their rainforest forces these predators to “explore” human communities

Oct 31, 2012 08:44 GMT  ·  By
Greenpeace argues that deforestation ups the number of tiger attacks on humans
   Greenpeace argues that deforestation ups the number of tiger attacks on humans

While others argue that the destruction of the world's forests adds to the negative effects of climate change and global warming, Greenpeace wishes to point out that cutting down trees also translates into more people getting killed by various predators.

This green-oriented organization brings forth the example of an 18-year-old from Indonesia, who was recently attacked and killed by a tiger, while working the land near the village where he lived, Jumrah.

Greenpeace argues that Indonesian tigers are only getting this close to human communities because their natural habitats have been largely destroyed by deforestation.

Thus, Ahmad was indirectly the victim of various companies that more often than not display absolutely no interest towards environmental protection.

To support their theory, Greenpeace quotes Ahmad's father, Sumadi, who said that, “When the forest was still in good condition, no tigers entered our village. After the forest was cleared our son was attacked.”

“It's enough that our son became a victim, but my wife no longer comes with me to look after our land. Whenever she comes to the forest she will remember our son,” Sumadi further explained.

In case anyone was wondering, Greenpeace's account of Ahmad's tragic death is in fact meant to force KFC into investigating where the napkins and chicken buckets they use in their restaurants come from, and into “publicly cutting ties with companies pulping rainforests.”

Naturally, other major businesses are also expected to begin paying closer attention to the ecological and environmental consequences of their irresponsible use of paper.

As Ahmad's father puts it, “All I want is for our forest not to be cleared. Leave some forest for the Sumatran tiger. When there is no more forest obviously tigers will enter our villages.”

This is not the first time when Greenpeace points the finger at KFC and argues that this company must be held responsible for destroying the natural habitat of the Sumatran tiger.

Thus, not very long ago they visited one of KFC's Canadian restaurants and sat down with the staff for a hot cup of coffee and some tiger-shaped cookies, hoping to convince them to look into how the company’s supply chains damage the environment.