[FEL-L] Tiger Mauls Woman to death in Sumatra

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 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 28, 2006
Filed at 3:40 p.m. ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 47-year-old woman was mauled to death by an 
endangered Sumatran tiger in a village on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, police 
said Thursday.
The tiger attacked the woman at midnight Wednesday near her house and dragged 
her into the jungle as her 12-year-old daughter stood by helplessly, said 
local police chief Lt. Col. Arum Priono.
Villagers have been advised to stay inside at night.
There are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers worldwide, according to 
conservationists, and the rare animals are being forced to venture beyond traditional 
hunting grounds as rampant illegal logging, land clearing and commercial 
development eats into their jungle habitat.
Police were searching with forest rangers, the military and conservationists 
to try to catch the tiger. 
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