Sumatran tiger found dead in wire trap in Indonesia

Officer Nature Conservation Agency Indonesia examine the carcass of a Sumatran tiger found dead after being caught in a trap, at the local Natural Resources Conservation Agency office in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia. May 18, 2020 The head of the local conservation agency, Suharyono, said the male tiger,aged about 1,5 years and found dead in wire trap in Forest at Minas Village, Siak Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia Sumatran tigers, the most critically endangered tiger subspecies, are under increasing pressure as their jungle habitat shrinks. “We will cooperate with law enforcement agencies for an investigation and to launch an operation against wild hunters and traps.