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The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the only surviving tiger population in the Sunda Islands , where the Bali and Javan tigers are extinct.
The fauna includes Sumatran tigers, and the park is recognised under the Global Tiger Initiative as one of the 12 most important protected areas in the world for tiger conservation. A recent study shows that the Kerinci Seblat National Park in central Sumatra has the highest population of tigers on the island, estimated to be 165-190 individuals.
The ecosystem is home to the largest remaining populations of the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhino and the Sumatran orangutan.There are at least 130 species of mammals within the ecosystem which means that one in 32 of the world's mammals are found there, or one quarter of Indonesia's mammals.
The Sumatran tiger is native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Believed to be the smallest breed of tiger, the species is considered to be Critically Endangered with a wild population of less ...
This is a list of mammal species found in the Sumatra, Indonesia. Order: Proboscidea Family ... Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) CR [2] Genus: Prionailurus
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species notes that Sumatran tigers — fewer than 400 of which remain in the wild — are the most critically endangered subspecies of tiger.
There are presently 73 Sumatran tigers at U.S. zoos, and it is believed there are less than 500 Sumatran tigers left in the wild where they are found in forested areas on the island of Sumatra in ...
The Singkil Barat Nature Reserve [1] is a 650-square-kilometre (250 sq mi) [2] nature reserve found on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.Located in the province of Aceh, the preserve contains the largest peat swamp within the leuser ecosystem and is hailed as the orangutan capital of the world. [3]