Why Sumatran Tigers Are Endangered And What We Can Do
Also known as Sunda tigers, Sumatran tigers once roamed across Indonesia’s Sunda Islands. Today, the critically endangered tiger subspecies has a population of between 400 and 500 individuals, now condensed solely to the forests of Sumatra—a large island found in western Indonesia. The island of Sumantra is also the only place on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans, and elephants—some of the Planet’s most threatened animals—live together in the wild. If this impressive subspecies continues to experience persistent loss of habitat and rampant poaching, it isn’t just a risk to the survival of the species, but to the area’s delicate levels of biodiversity as well....