Major profits motivating tiger poachers: expert

Wildlife preservationists blame the lure of large profits for the ongoing illegal wildlife hunts in Leizhou, Guangdong province.

Last week, police in Zhanjiang seized the carcass of a recently killed tiger and other tiger products when they busted a major criminal gang that they said illegally hunted, slaughtered and sold endangered wildlife in Leizhou.

The gang was found to have slaughtered 10 tigers in the past several years, the newspaper said.