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Sumatran Tigers Kill 3 in Indonesia

Illegal loggers were sleeping in Sumatran preservation

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 23, 2009 3:47 AM CST

(Newser) – Sumatran tigers have killed six Indonesians in the last month, including three over the weekend. The latest victims include a father-son pair of illegal loggers who were attacked while they slept in a protected forest, AP reports. Sumatrans are the world's most endangered tiger subspecies. Poaching and forest destruction have left only 250 of them in the wild.

About 40 people were killed by the tigers between 2000 and 2004. Villagers often fall victim to hungry cats that stray into their communities. A tigress that killed three people near a village last month was captured and relocated. In the latest attack, the tigers were in their natural habitat. "This time it was the loggers' fault," said a conservationist.

Veterinarians examine a tranquilized Sumatran tiger prior to its relocation into the wild.
Veterinarians examine a tranquilized Sumatran tiger prior to its relocation into the wild.   (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)
Female Sumatran Tiger Jumilah licks on a blood infused iceblock as she attempts to cool down at a Sydney zoo.
Female Sumatran Tiger Jumilah licks on a blood infused iceblock as she attempts to cool down at a Sydney zoo.   (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A wild Sumatran tiger believed to have killed three people last month sits inside a trap after being caught by park rangers for relocation.
A wild Sumatran tiger believed to have killed three people last month sits inside a trap after being caught by park rangers for relocation.   (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)
Three-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs Jalur, Berani and Cinta, with their mother Molek, relax in their enclosure at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand.
Three-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs Jalur, Berani and Cinta, with their mother Molek, relax in their enclosure at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand.   (AP Photo/NZPA, Wayne Drought)
A 6-month-old Sumatran tiger cub peer from the brush at the San Diego Zoo.
A 6-month-old Sumatran tiger cub peer from the brush at the San Diego Zoo.   (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Ken Bohn)
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riffran
Feb 23, 2009 6:44 AM CST
and the tiger said Hmmmm....taste like chicken

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