Man fined after putting tiger’s head on Gumtree

An antiques dealer has been fined for trying to sell a tiger’s head on Gumtree.

Richard Wales, 49, tried to sell the animal’s head mounted on a wooden shield, and leopard and tiger claws, over the internet.

Wales, from Melrose in the Scottish Borders, admitted breaching the regulations designed to protect endangered species from illegal trade during a hearing at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday. He was fined £1,000.

A search of his home in September 2015 uncovered a mounted tiger’s head on a wall, which Wales said he had removed from a tiger rug.