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How Laos Lost its Tigers

How Laos Lost its Tigers

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Oct 31, 2019
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The last tiger in Laos likely died in terrible anguish. Its foot caught in a snare crafted from a simple and cheap motorbike cable, it probably tore off a leg and died from blood loss, or died of dehydration. Or maybe, in a desperate bid to free itself from a snare.

Perhaps the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), a distinct subspecies, was able…

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