Indonesian conservation officers performed a necropsy, or animal autopsy, on a Sumatran tigress found dead in a trap in the province of Riau.
The animal was discovered dead on September 26, and brought to the Riau Center for Natural Resource Conservation (BKSDA) for investigation.
Four doctors collectively performed the necropsy in Muara Lembu, Riau province the following night on September 27, and discovered several key facts.
The tigress was heavily pregnant with two cubs, an eight ounce male, and a 6.5 ounce female, estimated to be delivered two weeks later.
The tigress herself was estimated to be four or five years old, and died from a ruptured kidney, likely gained struggling in the snare, which had wrapped lethally around her hindquarters.
With only around 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world the species is categorised as critically endangered, making this loss especially devastating.
Poaching for body parts, for their uses in traditional medicines or as artefacts, has severely impacted Sumatran tiger populations.
Consequently this female's body was buried in a secret location, then covered with cement to prevent scavenging for parts.
The animal was discovered dead on September 26, and brought to the Riau Center for Natural Resource Conservation (BKSDA) for investigation.
Four doctors collectively performed the necropsy in Muara Lembu, Riau province the following night on September 27, and discovered several key facts.
The tigress was heavily pregnant with two cubs, an eight ounce male, and a 6.5 ounce female, estimated to be delivered two weeks later.
The tigress herself was estimated to be four or five years old, and died from a ruptured kidney, likely gained struggling in the snare, which had wrapped lethally around her hindquarters.
With only around 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world the species is categorised as critically endangered, making this loss especially devastating.
Poaching for body parts, for their uses in traditional medicines or as artefacts, has severely impacted Sumatran tiger populations.
Consequently this female's body was buried in a secret location, then covered with cement to prevent scavenging for parts.
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