Problem
Threatened species of Panthera tigris sumatrae
Other Names:
Threatened species of Sumatran tiger Nature:
In 2019 there were only about 400 Sumatran tigers are left on Earth - and more than 10% of the species is lost every year. Habitat degradation and fragmentation is the greatest threat to the Sumatran tiger. It is also persecuted close to human populations and is valued and poached for its coat, by the wildlife trade and for traditional medicinal properties.
Background:
Smaller than the Bengal tiger; stripes are closer together; cheek hair is long and the neck hair is short.
Incidence:
The Sumatran tiger is the last species of tiger remaining in Indonesia. In 1978 a survey in Sumatra estimated the number of tigers to be about 1,000. Since then, Sumatra has undergone much agricultural development, and pristine tiger habitat has declined. Subsequent surveys of Sumatran tigers (1985, 1987) put the number "not in the thousands but in the hundreds." Only 400-500 individuals are left.
Panthera tigris sumatrae is considered as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN Red List. CITES lists the species as "Appendix 1".
Broader Problems:
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Tigers in CrisisA pathway to recovery: the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae in an ‘ in danger ’ UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks
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Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae): a review of conservation status
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Subject(s):
Birds, Mammals → Carnivores??Societal Problems → Endangered species??
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Date of last update
20.08.2019 – 07:00 CEST