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Three endangered Sumatran tigers killed by animal traps in Indonesia

By Asher Notheis
Published April 25, 2022 4:21pm ET
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Three endangered Sumatran tigers killed by animal traps in Indonesia
In this photo released by East Aceh Police, officers put police line around the carcasses of two of three Sumatran tigers found dead after being caught in traps near a palm oil plantation in East Aceh, Sunday, April 24, 2022. The deaths of the critically endangered tigers on Indonesia's Sumatra island are the latest setback for a species whose numbers are estimated to have dwindled to about 400, authorities said Monday.

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in Indonesia on Sunday, with all of the animals ensnared by traps.

The first two tigers were found by local conservationists in Aceh with their feet caught in steel slings at a palm oil plantation. Police found a third dead tiger a few hours later about 1,600 feet away from the other two tigers, with its feet also ensnared, according to Phys.org.

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