BBC: Indonesia thieves loot tiger body
BBC: Thieves have killed an endangered Sumatran tiger in an Indonesian zoo and stolen most of its body, officials say. Only the intestines of the female tiger were left, staff at Taman Rimba Zoo said. Police believe the thieves intend to sell the animal’s fur and bones. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild. [...] A 2008 study by British-based wildlife trade monitoring network, Traffic, showed that tiger bones, claws, skins and whiskers were being sold openly in eight cities on the island. Traffic says tigers are killed to supply parts for souvenirs, Chinese medicine and jewellery. The Sumatran tiger is listed as critically endangered, the highest category of threat.
The world would be a better place with more live tigers and less fake medicine.
