Beatings spark fears for Bangladesh’s tigers 05-07-2009 By Shafiq Alam, Agence France Presse DHAKA (AFP) — When forest officials in southeastern Bangladesh heard that two tigers had strayed out of the forest and into a remote village they knew they had to act quickly. Though villagers in the area were worried about their own lives, the authorities were racing to save the big cats after a wave of similar incidents in recent years have ended with the endangered animals being beaten to death.

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Bedreigde Bengaalse tijgers worden steeds vaker dood geknuppeld in dorpen Bangladesh