Authorities in Bangladesh have said that six people, suspected of poaching Bengal tigers, were killed in a gun battle with police on Sunday.
The Associated Press reported that the gunfight between authorities and the alleged poachers broke out in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, which is home to the critically endangered Royal Bengal tigers.
Habibur Rahman, police superintendent for the surrounding Khulna district, said that seven men were arrested and three tiger skins were recovered during a raid of the area. Upon returning to the same area later in the day, officials came across more tiger skins and exchanged gunfire with the group of suspected poachers.
The Los Angeles Times noted that nine police officers were wounded during the shootout.
India has had problems with tiger poachers for several years and that has contributed to a dwindling population in the country. There are currently about 2,400 Bengal tigers left in the wild. They can also be found in China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar.