The Sumatran tiger. Credit image

Sumatran tiger (Latin: Panthera tigris sumatrae) in their natural habitat on the Sumatra island.

Habitat loss, result the Sumatran tigers are on brink of extinction. Decreasing species due to illegal hunting. This wildlife confront two types of threats: habitat loss due to high deforestation activity, and are threatened by illegal trade. Criminals hunt body parts for resale on the black market for traditional medicine, jewelry, amulets and decorations. Sumatran tigers can be found in the forests of Aceh and the throughout forests of the Sumatra island.

The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is a Critically Endangered tiger subspecies – hence the third scientific name – that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Credit: Jeremy Holden/FFI.

Physical characteristics, as reported on the website www.wwf.or.id:

The Sumatran tiger has the body relatively small compared to all the sub-species of tigers living today.

Adult males can have up to 60 cm high, and the length from head to toe reaches 250 cm, and weighing up to 140 kg. Tigress has an average length of 198 cm and weighing up to 91 kg.

Skin color Sumatran tiger is the darkest of all tigers, ranging from reddish yellow to dark orange.

In August 2015, Salmin and Salman, two Sumatran tiger hunter arrested Indonesian Police, in a protected forest Gayo Lues, Aceh.
These hunters use traps when running the action. After the Sumatran tiger caught in a trap, and be killed and taken the skin, bones, and teeth fangs. They said, would sell it to Medan, northern Sumatra at a price of $ 11,210.76 USD.

Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin

The population is left in its natural habitat is estimated at only 300-400 tail, it is feared steadily decreasing due to forest destruction and wildlife poaching.