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218051
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 09:59
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Guard Kills Tigress For Body Parts To Boost Sexual Power
By P. Vijian
NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- A guard working in a wildlife sanctuary has
been accused of killing an adult tigress to extract its body parts, believing it
would help boost his sexual prowess.
The disturbing news surfaced in Chhattisgarh, central India, on Monday, at a
time when local authorities are diligently protecting big cats from extinction,
mainly due to poachers.
The 48-year-old guard poisoned the six-year-old tigress to death and later
stole its whiskers and other vital parts, the Asian Age newspaper reported.
It quoted a forest officer as saying that the guard believed the whiskers of
the big cat species have medicinal value to enhance male sexual power and
certain body parts of the feline help their possessor gain mystical powers.
The guard killed the tigress about a week ago to collect its claws, whiskers
and canines and assured villagers the feline's parts could be used to cure
diseases.
The guard was arrested and admitted to forest officers that he committed the
offence.
Indian wildlife activists are concerned over the dwindling number of tigers
and, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the current tiger
population is estimated at 1,706.
Many tigers are usually killed in remote jungles for their body parts, which
fetch hefty prices in the black market.
-- BERNAMA