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http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/617...ead-hunter



"Outrage as endangered tiger shot dead by hunter who claimed it 'attacked his dog'
A RARE tiger has been shot dead by a hunter who claimed the endangered wild cat had mauled him before killing his dog.
By Tom Batchelor
PUBLISHED: 06:00, Fri, Nov 6, 2015 | UPDATED: 07:50, Fri, Nov 6, 2015

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There are around 500 Siberian tigers left in the wild
The unnamed man, who told officers he was hunting wild boar at the time, said he was forced to kill the Siberian - or Amur - tiger in self-defence after it bit his legs.
He was rushed to hospital after alerting authorities to the attack using his mobile phone.
Investigators in the far eastern Kharbarovsk region of Russia, close to the border with China, are looking at whether the man is in fact a tiger poacher.

Sergei Aramilev, director of the local branch of the tiger campaign group, told the Siberian Times: "Siberian tigers very seldom attack people without a reason.
"There have been cases when people killed tigers to sell them and made up stories about self-defence.
"The true picture of events will be found out when we match a map of the scene, the hunter's testimony, autopsy results and a follow-up examination."

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The tiger found dead in the far eastern Kharbarovsk region of Russia

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The unnamed hunter posing with the creature
The killing has sparked outrage, with dozens of people calling for the 60-year-old "poacher" to be arrested.
One, Judi Sanders, wrote on the newspaper's website: "He's a liar! What would give this cat a reason to attack?
"There is no marks on the hunter and why are we calling him a hunter if he was not hunting?
"He was looking for something to kill and look what he found. Just wrong.
"There needs to be repercussions to his actions. Hang him by his balls."

Another, Patricia Gladding, wrote: "Some action needs to be taken to ban the products that the Chinese want so badly!
"They obviously do not have the sensibility to understand that their stupid superstitions and fantasies are causing sentient, magnificent, RARE ANIMALS TO BE MURDERED!"
Last month, police launched a probe after another Siberian tiger was found dead.
The creature's body was reportedly RIDDLED with bullets.
A man was arrested but claimed he found the pelt in 2006 before bans on shooting the tiger were imposed.
But forensic analysis of the skin shows that the two year old tiger was "violently killed" in 2015, according to report.
There are thought to be just 500 Siberian tigers left in the wild - up from around 350 in 2005.

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There were only around 350 Siberian tigers 10 years ago" Reply