Yahoo – AFP, September 26, 2018
The carcass of a critically endangered Sumatran tiger which died after being caught in a pig trap near Pekanbaru on the island of Sumatra (AFP Photo/Wahyudi) |
Pekanbaru (Indonesia) (AFP) - A
critically endangered Sumatran tiger has died after being caught in a hunter's
trap on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an official said Wednesday.
Locals told the conservation agency that
a female Sumatran tiger had been seen on Tuesday caught in a pig trap set by a
hunter in Muara Lembu village of Riau province.
Officers immediately visited the
location but the tiger was gone.
The next day officers scoured the area
once again and found the tiger dead near a ravine, with rope from the trap
wrapped around its belly.
They believed the rope caused the
animal's death.
Local conservation agency head Suharyono
said the death was especially regrettable because the tiger was an adult female
expected to give birth to cubs.
Sumatran tigers are considered
critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
AFP facfile on the world's wild tiger population pic.twitter.com/rJEv2oY9Q5— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 27, 2018
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