No Mercy

Sumatran tigers are on the threshold of extinction, and are close to suffering the fate of their already extinct cousins, the Javanese and Balinese tigers. Illegal poaching is the cause of this dismal situation.

September 11, 2001

The king of the jungle stalks his prey, a wild boar. One pounce is all it takes to snare the unwitting victim, a boar that is caught in the tiger's grip, helpless and immobile. On the surface this drama hides a grim reality—that the boar is only bait. The final chapter of the drama reveals the big cat trapped by steel wire around his feet. The wire jerks skyward, and the tiger is left hanging in the air. At midday, after a wait of over eight

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