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Sumatran tiger stories: 3 news summaries

Thieves Kill Sumatran Tiger, Swipe Pricey Fur, Bones

Sales of endangered species persist despite tough laws

Aug 23, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thieves at an Indonesian zoo slaughtered an endangered tiger and swiped most of its body in a caper officials believe was motivated by greed, the AP reports. “It was sadistic,” said the director of the zoo, where staffers found the remains of the female tiger yesterday. “The... More »

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 Sumatran 
 Tigers Kill 3 
 in Indonesia 

Illegal loggers were sleeping in Sumatran preservation

Feb 23, 09 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... More »

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Endangered Tigers Fading Fast

Numbers plummet as WWF calls for quick action

Mar 12, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Wildlife Fund has warned that the world's tigers are in grave danger of extinction, reports the BBC. Experts believe tiger numbers have fallen in half over the last 25 years to as few as 3,500 worldwide, the WWF said. The South China tiger and the Sumatran tiger... More »

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