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3 Sumatran tigers found dead in traps, big setback for the endangered species

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the latest setback for a species whose numbers are estimated to have dwindled to only about 400.

A female and a male tiger were found dead with leg injuries caused by a snare trap near a palm oil plantation in East Aceh district of Aceh province, according to police chief Hendra Sukmana.

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