3 endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in Indonesia
Source: AP
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers, including two cubs, were found dead in a conservation area on Indonesia’s Sumatra island after being caught in traps apparently set by a poacher, authorities said Friday.
The mother and a female cub were found dead Tuesday in the Leuser Ecosystem Area, a forested region for tiger conservation in Aceh province, said Agus Arianto, head of the conservation agency. The body of a male cub was found on Thursday about 5 meters (15 feet) away, he said.
An examination determined they died from infected wounds caused by traps, Arianto said.
He said several traps similar to ones used to capture wild pigs on farms were found in the area of the bodies.
Investigators examine the carcass of one of three Sumatran tigers found dead in Ie Buboh village in South Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. A critically endangered Sumatran tiger and its two cubs were found dead in a conservation area on Sumatra island after being caught in boar traps, in the latest setback to a species whose numbers are estimate to have dwindled to about 400 individuals, authorities said Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Tuah Albanna)
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