Friday, November 27, 2009

2 men blamed for hunting down the last Indochinese Tiger in China

Two men live down in southwest China's Yunnan province has managed to kill a tiger and selflessly share the meat with local villagers. Cooking method: Stew. The news spread, and police went to investigate and found Tiger paws, skins and bones at one guy's home. The evidence were taken and tested and proven to be Indochinese Tiger (or Panthera tigris corbetti). According to the early findings of the place, this seem to be the last Indochinese Tiger in China, while in 1998, it was estimated that around one thousand of those tigers are still alive in Southeast Asia and southern China but still being hunted.

The two men are taking to court and expected to pay 480000 Yuan (70 thousand USD) to compensate the loss of the country if the court rules they intentionally hunt down the tiger. Mr. Kang, one of the killers, acted very emotional in court, His father was attacked by a bear years ago and lost half of his face while his brother was stamped to death by a wild elephant.

Court was filled with confused villagers who don’t understand how wild animals could worth so much more than human lives.


Amusing piece of news: Imagine you’re having a quiet dinner with your family one day, putting the last bit of meat into your mouth, police kick the door in and inform you that you’re eating the last chicken on earth, how would you feel?

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