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Query: Panthera tigris sumatraeResult: 25th of 36
Sumatran tiger.
Subject: Sumatran tiger.
Poster: klaus girk (thegirks@comcast.net)
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Resolution: 2201x1191 File Size: 619637 Bytes Date: 2005:05:11 08:34:05 Camera: FinePix S5000 (FUJIFILM) F number: f/3.2 Exposure: 10/40 sec Focal Length: 1920/100 Upload Date: 2005:05:17 04:06:21

Sumatran tiger.


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Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The wild population is estimated at between 400 and 500 animals, occurring predominantly in the island's national parks. Recent genetic testing has revealed the presence of unique genetic markers, indicating that it may develop into a separate species, if it is not made extinct. This has led to suggestions that the Sumatran Tiger should have greater priority for conservation than any other subspecies. Habitat destruction is the main threat to the existing tiger population (logging continues even in the supposedly protected national parks), but 66 tigers were recorded as being shot and killed between 1998 and 2000???nearly 20% of the total population.

Panthera tigris sumatrae
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