Tiger skin trader arrested in Jambi

Tiger skin trader arrested in Jambi

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