When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Poaching

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

A Sumatran tiger hunter has been sentenced to jail. Will the verdict intimidate other hunters of Indonesia's protected wildlife?

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On Thursday, May 30, the Indaragiri Hulu District Court sentenced the hunter of a Sumatran tiger to five months in prison and a Rp300,000 fine. The court found Bachtiar, an inhabitant of Rantau Langsat village in Indragiri Hulu district, Riau, guilty of capturing and killing a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae). This is the first time that Indonesia's courts have taken action against a tiger hunter. Chaired by Justice Pangkat Purba, the...

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