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Bangladesh
police KILL SIX
alleged tiger
poachers

SIX suspected tiger poachers have been shot dead in a gunfight
with Bangladeshi police at a hideout in the world’s largest
mangrove forest.
Police seized three tiger pelts which they said were from animals
that appeared to be freshly killed. The Sundarbans in south-east
Bangladesh are home to the rare Bengal tiger.
A recent survey found that just over 100 were living there - a
sharp decline from the 440 animals recorded 10 years ago.
Experts say the dramatic slump is down to more accurate
surveying methods, but also to rampant poaching.A local police
official said that during a raid, the alleged poachers began
shooting and the officers fired back.
But some local media cast doubt on the police’s version of events,
saying the suspects had been arrested before being shot dead.
Bangladesh has stepped up efforts against poachers since the
news of the tiger population’s decline.
There are now fewer than 2,300 Bengal tigers left in the wild -
mainly in India and Bangladesh, but with smaller populations in
Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar (Burma).

MODIFIED PORTABLE, A JAPANESE engineer just invented a nifty
new way to travel: A transporter called a
skateboard created in Japan “WalkCar” that’s small, light and apparently
easy to use.
20 INTERNATIONAL The product is battery powered and is about
the size of a laptop. And although it looks like
it can hold much weight and is made from
aluminum, it can apparently have as much as
265 lbs on board. VentureBeat reported that
it can go up to 6.2 miles per hour for up to 7.4
miles.

It needs three hours to charge. Creator
Kuniako Saito said in an interview, “‘What if
we could just carry our transportation in our
bags, wouldn’t that mean we’d always have
our transportation with us to ride on?’ and
my friend asked me to make one, since I was
doing my masters in engineering specifically
on electric car motor control systems.”

Per Venture Beat:
“Saito says customers will be able to reserve
their own WalkCars from autumn 2015 on
the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. The
futuristic skateboard will have a price-tag of
around 100,000 Japanese Yen (approx. $800
USD). Shipping is expected to begin by spring
2016.”

Monday, August 10 2015 - ARUBA TRAVELLER