Villagers cite self-defense in tiger killing, but missing body parts point to the illegal wildlife trade

Mongabay
Mar 6, 2018, 3:14 am179 pts
JAKARTA — Conservation authorities in Indonesia are investigating suspicions that the illegal trade in tiger parts drove the killing of one of the rare big cats earlier this month. The male Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) was killed on March 4 by residents of Hatupangan village in Mandailing Natal…

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