Three endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in traps in Indonesia

Investigation underway to find cause of death of two female and one male tiger in East Aceh, caught in traps often used to catch wild boar

Three endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

One female tiger was found dead, her head almost severed and a snare still stuck in her leg, near a palm oil plantation in Indonesia’s East Aceh district on Sunday. Five hundred metres away, the bodies of a male and female tiger were also found, both with leg injuries, according to local police chief Hendra Sukmana.

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