They arrested a man who was a fugitive for 20 years accused of hunting at least 70 tigers

Police Bangladesh arrested a poacher, long wanted 20 years. This man is credited with killing at least 70 tigers Bengal, an endangered species.

Man is Habib Talukder, nicknamed “Bagh Shikari” (which means “Tiger hunter”), 50 years. The local police chief, Saidur Rahman, I declare that he was “difficult” to catch because he lived on the edge of the forest where he went whenever the police carried out roundups.

“We tried to corner him for a long time. A tip finally allowed us to finally get there and send him to prison, ”said the officer.

The hunter had chosen the mangroves of the Sunderbans, which extend over more than 10 thousand kilometers square and is home to one of the largest populations of Bengal tigers in the world.

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Habib Talukder started his career collect honey in the forest, before devoting himself to the big cat hunt whose skin, bones and even meat are sold at a high price on the black market.

“We respect him as much as we fear it. He is a dangerous man capable of fighting alone with mum (the tiger) in the forest, ”he commented. Abdus Salam |, a beekeeper.

In 2015, the Bangladesh Forestry Department had no 106 tigers from Bengal, against 440, in 2004. In 2019, the population of this animal increased to 114 individuals, thanks to a strong repression of poaching.

For the regional forest conservator, Mainuddin Khan, the arrest of this hunter is a “relief” and an “tranquility”. “It was giving us serious headaches. This man was a great threat for forest biodiversity, ”said Khan.

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The Bengal tiger is a protected species and in serious danger of extinction. According to the NGO WWF, it is estimated that in the world there are less 4000 free, and half are in the India.