3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in snares in Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 26:Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation in Indonesia's Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said on Monday.
The agency's head AgusArianto said the tiger carcasses were found on Sunday by a member of a non-governmental organization, who thought that the carnivores had died for days.
"We strongly condemn this incident. An investigation is underway," Arianto told Xinhua.
A medical team has taken the body parts of the tigers for necropsy, while the police are conducting a field investigation to uncover other factors causing the deaths.
Source: Xinhua