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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.
Rescue of Sumatran tigers. According to a 2010 WWF-IUCN estimate, the Sumatran tiger population numbers less than 300. The foundation and TWNC are working with Panthera, an international nongovernmental organisation focused on big cats. Since 1998 the foundation and TWNC have moved eight Sumatran tigers, and five have been returned to their ...
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 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 ...
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.
In 2008 the population of Sumatran tigers has been estimated to be between ca. 30 to 100. [5] In 2013 their number has been estimated to be between 23 and 76, or 20% of the total population. [ 6 ]
Moxy the Bengal tiger is York's Wild Kingdom's newest big cat. The smallest tiger subspecies, the Sumatran is still sizeable, weighing up to 310 pounds and 8 feet, Smithsonian reports.
Leuser Ecosystem, Aceh. The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.Covering more than 2.6 million hectares it is one of the richest expanses of tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia and is the last place on earth where the Sumatran elephant, rhino, tiger and orangutan are found within one area. [1]