Snared tiger defies poachers on three legs


	Snared tiger defies poachers on three legs

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7-5-2007 9:16 AM

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A tiger in the jungles of Indonesia has defied the odds and managed to
survive, despite losing one of its front feet in a snare laid by poachers.
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The Sumatran tiger is thought to have chewed off its foot or pulled its leg
free from the wire, leaving the foot behind.
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In normal circumstances the beast would have been expected to die from blood
loss or an infection, or simply to starve to death because of a severely
reduced capacity to hunt.
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However, to the astonishment of conservationists, the tiger appears to have
recovered from the loss and is managing to catch enough food to keep it
healthy. “His condition seemed quite stable,” Sunarto, a WWF biologist in
Sumatra, said. “He has been surviving – I don’t know how. It’s very
surprising he’s still alive.”
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Last November a snare that had been pulled tight was found with part of a
tiger’s severed leg, and it is thought that the victim is the same as the
one in the photographs. The snare was made from bicycle brake wire.
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