Published: Friday October 23, 2009 MYT 10:34:00 AM
Sumatran tiger population now only 500
TAPAKTUAN (Indonesia): There are only 500 Sumatran tigers (phantera tigris sumatrae) left living in the forests of Sumatra is now only 500, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported.
“There are now only 500 of them left, and the number is constantly declining,” head of the Gunung Lauser National Park, Area I, Rusman said here on Thursday.
The declining population may have been caused by the rare animal being hunted, trapped or chased away due to the opening of plantations by villagers.
“The hunting had actually declined, but the opening of plantations is still posing a serious threat to the Sumatran tiger,” he said.
Since their hunting grounds have become limited, the tigers enter plantations and residential areas looking for food.
“Their declining habitat often triggered conflicts between the tigers and the local population near the forests,” he said. -- Bernama
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