The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) info-1
December 4th, 2007 | by Admin |
Picture from www.worldwildlife.org
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is the smallest of the remaining five tiger subspecies. It has lived exclusively, for over a million years, in the once extensive moist tropical jungles of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The Sumatran tiger is only found in Sumatra, a large island in western Indonesia. It lives anywhere from lowland forests to mountain forest and inhabit many unprotected areas. The reserves are not safe because despite conservation efforts, many tigers are killed by poachers each year.
Their population in the wild is now heavily fragmented and is estimated to range between 400 and 500 individuals. Groups of between a few and several dozen tigers can be found principally in and around Sumatra’s national parks.
In 2007, The Indonesian Forestry Ministry and Safari Park have established cooperation with the Australian Zoo for the conservation of Sumatran tigers and other endangered species. The cooperation agreement was marked by the signing of a Letter of Intent on ‘Sumatran Tiger and other Endangered Species Conservation Program and the Establishment of a Sister Zoo Relationship between Taman Safari and Australian Zoo’, at the Indonesian Forestry Ministry office, on July 31, 2007.
The programs to be carried out would include a program to conserve Sumatran tigers and other endangered species in the wild, efforts to reduce conflicts between tigers and humans, and a program to rehabilitate Sumatran tigers and reintroduce them to their natural habitat.
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