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. This shows that tiger hunting has been around since time immemorial.

However, the practice of tiger poaching is not a local Asian tradition, since Asians consider themselves descendants of tigers. According to historian Peter Boomgard it was colonialism that brought the tradition of tiger hunting to Asia, namely British colonialism in India. Dutch colonialism in Indonesia did not carry the tradition, tiger hunting was introduced by the British who entered Indonesia in the 1800s.

Even the UK offers prize money for the hunting activity. However many people refuse because they do not want to be considered selling their ancestors. Trust and superstition around the tiger protects the creature from the hunt of citizens, even though it has been promised a reward though.

Land clearing for roads, housing and plantations has also narrowed the tiger's space. This friction of living area between tiger and human is also causing tiger cases to prey on humans, as the case of Bonita tiger is horrendous lately.