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Sad news guys, this male Sumatran Tiger was brutally killed on Sunday by villager, in Hatupangan village, North Sumatra, Indonesia. 
The tiger was killed when sleeping under the resident house. Actually, the Natural Resource Conservation Agency (Indonesian government agency which responsible to protect endangered animal) has asked the villager not to kill the tiger because of its endangered status. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness, as well as the irrational beliefs among the villager, who believes if the tiger is siluman (ghost) make them keep killing the tiger.
But, further investigation to the body of the dead tiger also show if several part like canine, claw, and skin of its face and tail was missing. So there is suspicion if the body part are being traded. Reply