Tiger skin trader arrested in Jambi

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 | Source: JP:ASA

JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi security personnel arrested on Saturday a man accused of trading in tiger skins in a remote area of Kerinci regency, Jambi.

The suspect was arrested while allegedly negotiating for a tiger skin at a house in Sanggaran Agung subdistrict, Danau Kerinci district.

During the arrest, the first of its kind this year, police officers seized two tiger skins, said Dian Risdianto, a coordinator with the Tiger Protection and Conservation Unit at the Kerinci Seblat National Park Management Body.

According to estimates by the body, some 30 tigers are killed each year by poachers operating in the 1.2 million hectare national park. -- JP

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