Rare Wild Tiger Killed In Nepal

The adult male tiger, which had been fitted with a collar carrying a GPS tracking system that allowed scientists to monitor its adaptation back into the wild, was killed two weeks ago, the official said.

Tikaram Adhikari, a warden at Bardia National Park in Nepal's southern plains where the endangered animal was released, said the tiger, was last captured by the tracking system on May 9.

"For two days following that, we could not locate it. Then, early this week, we found out it had been killed by poachers," he said.

"The tiger was moving towards human settlements. After seeing it, the poachers offered the animal pieces of poisoned beef. It died after consuming the food," Adhikari said. Read the full report here.

Source: (AFP), Kathmandu.