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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian wildlife officers arrested six Vietnamese suspected poachers and seized a broad hide of animal parts, including skins of the critically endangered Malayan tiger, during a raid this week, officials said on Friday.
Pieces of tiger skins , along with skins, claws, leopard, serfs and a python were reclaimed during the raid On the workers' living quarters in the central state of Pahang
Six Vietnamese nationals, including "This is the biggest raid involving tigers in Malaysia this year, worth half a million ringgit ($ 124.00)," said wildlife department Chief Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim
He said the poachers had killed three tigers. Wildlife officials later told AFP that one of the tigers was a cub.
The species once roamed the jungles of Malaysia is now critically endangered, with fewer than 340 believed to be in the wild.
It is also the country's official animal, and depicted often on national emblems and its coat of arms.
Tiger skins, prized as upscale home decorations, can be sold on the market. "
Wildlife trafficking watchdog Traffic Southeast Asia senior communications officer Elizabeth John said the finding was" heartbreaking ".
19659002] Agence France-Presse
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