Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in western Indonesia on Sunday after being ensnared by traps, police said, dealing another blow to the species’ rapidly declining population.
Rampant deforestation has reduced the tigers’ natural habitat and increasing conflict with humans has left only several hundred of the endangered species remaining in the wild, according to estimates
Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation in Indonesia s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said.The agency s head Agus .
Jakarta, Apr 26 (EFE).- Indonesian authorities have opened an investigation into the death of three critically endangered Sumatran tigers after they were caught in snare traps. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates there are fewer than 400 of these tigers left in the wild in Sumatra, the only place they are found. …
Three endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead, dealing a blow to a population thought to number around 400. Conservation officials discovered the bodies of a male and.