You will find that tigers are feared they have been known to attack when provoked and if you return to the town with a tigers body you are known as a hero. Sad really they are beautiful animals.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_hunt_tigers
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I'm against hunting exoctic animals like Tiger, etc, but Deer, Coyotes, and other domestic animals that are increasing becoming a nuisance to residents (hit by cars, destroying gardens, carry disease) should be hunted so as to maintain the ...
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In some cultures, people hunt tigers for sport or to demonstrate their own bravery. Tiger hunting continues today because the body parts can be sold for a lot of money. Several traditional medicines use tiger parts as a cure for all kinds of illnesses, from pimples to toothaches.
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www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-tiger.html
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-tiger.html
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Authorities wielding guns combed villages surrounding the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the state of Uttar Pradesh, from which seven tigers are believed to have strayed. One of the tigers is believed to have killed at least four people in the last two weeks, including three children between the ages of 8 and 15.
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www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,485610,00.html
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Along the Bay of Bengal, between the countries of India and Bangladesh, stretches a strange and beautiful landscape--part ocean, part river, part forest. ... On the Reserve the tigers live freely--and routinely hunt and kill approximately 300 villagers a year. While writing this book, the author consulted not only...
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I have seen three different types of people who hunt for tigers in our national parks. The first one, I would call naturalists, are the real nature lovers. While they look for the tiger, they also have a keen eye for the other species, small or big.
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travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2006/06/tiger-hunt.html
travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2006/06/tiger-hunt.html
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One of the reasons people like Christopher Hitchens do so well in talk show interviews is that they are utterly unintimidated by media personalities.
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fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-not-to-hunt-ti...
fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-not-to-hunt-tiger.html
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The Tigers have so far found no trace of Colonel Karuna, whose forces dispersed after a weekend of fighting. ... The head of the political wing in the east, Kausalyan, who remained loyal to the main leadership, said people should return to their homes without fear.
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3624661.stm
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3. Why do people hunt Bengal Tigers? Tigers are hunted for sport and for their skin and other body parts. Killing or capturing tigers brought honour and status to hunters, as hunters risked their lives due to having relatively primitive weapons.
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en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/Bengal-Tiger-Exper...
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