Six Tiger Poachers Killed by Police

Six tiger poachers were killed by police in Sundarbans National Park, along the Indian border.

Close on the heels of the international outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion, a group of poachers has been killed by police in Bangladesh. CNN has the full report.

Authorities in Bangladesh killed six tiger poachers over the weekend during a shootout in a national park, police said.

The 45-minute firefight erupted as police launched a crackdown in Sundarbans National Park, according to SM Moniruzzaman, deputy inspector general of police in Khulna Range. Five officers were injured in Saturday’s shootout.

Police recovered three tiger skins and five guns, Moniruzzaman said… [continued]

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