What is the WWF doing to help Sunda Tigers?
WWF is undertaking groundbreaking research on tigers in central Sumatra. Using camera traps to estimate population size and distribution as well as habitat use, we identify wildlife corridors that require protection across the central Sumatran tiger landscape.
Are Sunda tigers and Sumatran tigers the same?
Sunda tigers are distinguished by heavy black stripes on their orange coats, giving them the perfect camouflage to mimic light reflection on the forest floor. Also known as Sumatran tigers, these are the smallest tiger subspecies. These also tend to be more bearded and maned than the other subspecies.
Are Sumatran tigers extinct 2020?
Sadly, fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers are estimated to remain in the wild. This subspecies is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to poaching, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict.
Why Sumatran tigers are endangered?
Threats. Habitat loss and poaching are the two biggest threats the critically endangered Sumatran tiger faces. Loss of prey animals because of deforestation is also having a negative effect on Sumatran tigers. Tiger poaching occurs even in protected areas.
How can we help Sumatran tigers?
Key strategies:
- Protect tigers and their habitat.
- Build capacity in range states.
- Reduce human-tiger conflict.
- Conduct scientific research on tigers to help inform conservation strategies.
- Promote tiger-friendly policies.
- Monitor tiger numbers, population trends, and threats to tigers and their habitats.
How are Sumatran tigers being protected?
Protect tigers and their habitat: This work includes law enforcement to address illegal encroachment and logging, promoting environmentally friendly livelihoods in buffer zone areas, spatial and land use planning, and ecosystem restoration.
How are Sumatran tigers different in appearance to other tiger species?
Compared to other species, Sumatran tigers have more stripes. Sumatran tigers don mane-like hair growth around their necks, and the males’ ruffs are larger than other tiger species. Their whiskers are long and strong, and their ears are small and round.
How many Sumatran tigers are killed each year?
We estimate about 40 tigers are poached annually, and a further 10 are removed (killed or put into facilities), each year in response to conflict events (where people or livestock are attacked). That’s around 17 per cent of the Sumatran tiger population gone in just 2018.
How are Sumatran tigers being saved?
Why should Sumatran tigers be saved?
The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem. It is a top predator which is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check, thereby maintaining the balance between prey herbivores and the vegetation upon which they feed.
What is happening to the Sumatran tiger?
How is WWF helping to save the Sumatran tiger?
From saving the Sumatran tiger – the most endangered subspecies of tigers – to conserving the habitat of the Sumatran elephant in the island’s central Riau province – an area with one of the fastest rates of deforestation in Indonesia – WWF is working with local partners on Sumatra to protect the island’s remaining forests and habitats.
Where does the Sumatran tiger live in the wild?
The Sumatran tiger, numbering no more than 400 individuals in the wild, is found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the last stronghold for tigers in Indonesia. To help protect the endangered species, WWF is working deep in the jungles of Sumatra to assess the tiger’s status and to study the threats to its survival.
How many animals are left in the wild in Sumatra?
About 12 million hectares of forest on Sumatra have been cleared in the past 22 years, a loss of nearly 50%. Sumatra is home to 201 mammal species and 580 bird species. Critically endangered, there are fewer than 300 Sumatran rhinos and fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. The Sumatran elephant is the smallest of the Asian elephants.
Where can I find a tiger in Indonesia?
The Sumatran tiger, numbering no more than 400 individuals in the wild, is found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the last stronghold for tigers in Indonesia.