Tigers with no stripes have been seen but are extremely rare. Tiger Threats; Projects. Save the Tiger. It is common knowledge that the illegal trade in tiger bones and body parts poses a grave threat to the remaining populations of Asia’s most iconic big cat. They live in the forest among rhinos, elephants, and many other species. Sumatran Tigers didn’t always have to walk 18 miles to find food. The greatest threats to this critically endangered animal, are poaching, deforestation and human-tiger conflict. We need your help. This beautiful cat has narrow black stripes which can end in dots on their orange to almost a dark red coat which makes the Sumatran Tiger also the darkest colour of tiger species. One day, a male tiger sniffs the camera. Sumatran Tigers are the smallest of all the Tiger Species. In Kerinci Seblat, where we have been supporting the FFI Tiger Protection Team, serious threats continue to be recorded to tiger habitat from illegal forest conversion by smallholders, for coffee in highland areas of the park and, in the west and south-west of the national park, for palm oil. White tigers are rare with dark pink noses and blue eyes. Tigers. However, young orangutans are also still highly valued as pets, although its illegal to capture or keep them. Orangutan populations have declined drastically in the last century […] 60% of the forest here has already been cleared for industry and tigers are just some of the animals losing their homes. As well as this they are the worlds largest big cat! Orangutan mothers are invariably killed to obtain their infants. The Sumatran Tiger cubs are fed milk for the first 8 weeks of their life, and then slowly introduced to meat until they reach 6 months of age and are ready to learn hunting skills! Maybe we all need to pause and take the time to appreciate and admire Sumatran tigers when we have chance to encounter them. Sumatran tigers have lived and thrived here for at least 6,000 years. Sumatran Tiger And Threat Of Extinction. Threats The Sumatran tiger is on the verge of extinction due to poaching, loss of prey species and rampant habitat loss. All tigers deserve to be safe, wild and free. But now their home is shrinking and along with it their numbers. Tigers with no stripes have been seen but are extremely rare. Threats Sumatran tigers are constantly threatened by the loss of habitat, poaching of both tigers and the prey species, and the illegal trading of tigers parts for traditional medicinal purposes. What are the threats that face Sumatran Tigers? Sumatran tigers are the smallest surviving tiger subspecies. The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest tiger species in the world with adult male Tigers rarely reaching 2.5 metres in length and rarely getting bigger than around 140 kilograms. This video from the tiger team shows the effects first-hand. However, their habitat is being destroyed by loggers and palm oil plantations and their lives claimed by poachers. This noble creatures with elegant way of walking are almost endangered due to human malignancy. White tigers are rare with dark pink noses and blue eyes.

Learn more about what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals. A Sumatran tiger has been found dead in an apparent case of poaching, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday, underscoring the threats to the survival of the critically endangered species. Pixabay. Nowadays, the last 400 or so tigers are confined in the remaining blocks of lowland, peatland, and montane rainforests. Please give so we can protect Critically Endangered Sumatran tigers in the wild. Tigers have the largest canine teeth of any land carnivores, and they have extremely powerful jaws. The Bukit Tigapuluh Ecosystem; E-Gifts; News; Contact; Adopt; Donate; Your gift will change her future! As well as this they are the worlds largest big cat! Accelerated deforestation and rampant poaching means these beautiful cats could face extinction like the Caspian, Javan and Bali subspecies. A week later, bulldozers move in. Tigers have the largest canine teeth of any land carnivores, and they have extremely powerful jaws. Threats The single biggest threat to orangutans in both Borneo and Sumatra is the loss of their rainforest habitat. Sumatran tigers are listed as critically endangered and live on the Indonesian island Sumatra.