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SPECIES AT RISK : SUMATRAN TIGER
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The majestic and elusive Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger hangs on to survival in isolated patches of forest on Sumatra , an Indonesian island about the size of California . These densely striped big cats much prefer to live deep within the understory at the heart of natural forests , especially on steep slopes at higher elevations . They require large , contiguous blocks of forest to survive and instinctively avoid areas where they sense human presence or settlements .
The problem for the tiger and for all large , roaming animals facing extinction is that it is becoming harder and harder for them to avoid developed areas and the looming threats they bring . Everspreading acacia and oil palm plantations and intensive commercial logging steal farther and farther into tiger territory on Sumatra . The illegal trade in tiger body parts continues and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of Sumatran Tiger deaths , despite international efforts to stop it . This is quite literally the last stand for the Sumatran Tiger ; only an estimated 400 tigers survive today .
Rainforest Trust has been working in Sumatra with several partners on the ground to expand protected habitat for the Sumatran Tiger in the Ulu Masen forest landscape , in the buffer zone surrounding the Kerinci Seblat National Park and within the 6.4 million-acre Leuser Ecosystem — all global priority targets for tiger conservation .
TOP LEFT : Sumatran Tigers by slowmotiongli / Shutterstock RIGHT : Sumatran Tiger by Dave M . Hunt Photography / Shutterstock
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