Sumatran_Tigers

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<span style="color: #f5720f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">SUMATRAN TIGER <span style="color: #f5720f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Scientific name: <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Panthera Tigris Sumatrae <span style="color: #f5720f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">IUCN Listing: <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Critically Endangered <span style="color: #f5720f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Habitat: <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Montane forests,the remaining blocks of <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">the islands lowland forest,peat swamps, and freshwater swamp forest. <span style="color: #f5720f; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Location: <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Interesting Fact:﻿Sumatran tigers are protected by law in Indonesia, with tough <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">provisions for jail time and steep fines.Despite increased efforts in tiger conservation,including <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">law enforcement and anti-poaching capacity,substantial market remains in Sumatra for tiger parts and <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">product.

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Sumatran tiger is the smallest of the tiger subspecies as compared to the Siberian tiger which is the largest. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Sumatran male tigers average 8 feet in length (2.4 metres) from head to tail and weigh about 265 pounds (120 kilograms). Females average 7 feet in length (2.2 meters) and weigh about 200 pounds (90 kilograms). <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The smaller size of the Sumatran tiger makes it easier to move quickly through the jungle. Also, their stripes are narrower than other tiger species. The tiger's patterned coloring is an adaptation for camouflage in their natural habitat, which is often tall grass. The males, especially, have a more bearded and maned appearance — neck and cheek hair are well developed.Sumatran tigers <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> are critically endangered. The [|Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Conservation Strategy] has been established by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and it outlines management strategies for both wild and captive tiger populations.The Sumatran Tiger is mainly endangered by the destruction of its habitat and poaching. There is only about 500-600 in the world. The Sumatran tiger is endangered because the forests are getting cut down and their food is leaving so they can't eat.They are selling their parts like bones,And there are some in zoo's but thats going to soon be the only place anyone will be able to see one. Now there is only estimated to be 400 left in the wild maybe 200 in zoo's.



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