Fw: [AR-News] Cambodia finally tracks down and jails infamous tiger hunter

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The Cambodian forest police have finally caught their prey. It was Yor

Ngun, the notorious tiger killer of Koh Kong, no ordinary poacher. He

was a stealthy tracker and legendary shot, who is thought to have

killed 600 of the beasts since 2000 and countless more in the past

three decades.

 

For years, Ngun, now 58, has headed the Most Wanted Killers list

posted by regional conservation groups in South-east Asia, who hailed

yesterday's surprise verdict in a court in the coastal town of Koh

Kong, which jailed Ngun, 58, for seven years.

 

The clandestine hunter was found guilty of slaying 40 leopards, 19

tigers, 30 elephants, and 43 bears. In addition, Ngun rustled 500 head

of wild cattle called banteng. " Even though he is too old to be in

jail, he deserves it for what he did, " Judge Sim Soung said.

 

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full story:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article309941.ece

 

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