Poaching suspected as camera traps find only 11 Sumatran tigers in 2 years
Oct 24, 2024
Camera-trap monitoring detected only 11 individual Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and no cubs between 2020 and 2022 in the Ulu Masen Ecosystem, Sumatra Island, Indonesia, reports a paper published in Scientific Reports. The high proportion of male tigers observed suggests severe levels of poaching are taking place, highlighting the urgent need for greater monitoring and targeted protection of this critically endangered species.