Dear Steemians.
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) is the last remaining subspecies in Indonesia. Hundreds of years ago there was a Bali tiger (Panthera tigris balica) and Javan tiger (Panther tigris sondaica), but both have been declared extinct. The Bali tiger was declared extinct on 27 September 1937 and the Javan tiger has been extinct since the 1980s. There is nothing left of both due to hunting and habitat loss. The same is now targeting the Sumatran tiger. Since 2008 this species has been included in the endangered group by The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), its status is critical. A study published in the journal Nature Communications, states that the Sumatran tiger population has declined dramatically. In 2000 the number of Sumatran tiger population in the wild was 742 tails. This figure dropped to 618 in 2012.
"If according to the monitoring results of 2015 analysis, (the population) now there are 600 of the tail," said Munawar Kholis, Chairman of Forum HarimauKita (FHK). He explained that the 600 Sumatran tigers were scattered throughout the forest in Sumatra. Let us forests in Indonesia become two groups, namely the wide forest cover and the forest with little or narrow coverage. The so-called narrow forest is an area of less than 1,000 square kilometers or 100,000 hectares. "The adult tiger can explore 25,000 hectares (250 square kilometers) of forest for hunting, while the tigers are a third, and when the tiger is in a small forest, it can get out of the forest and into the settlements," Munawar said. In addition, the emergence of plantations also changed the lives of tigers. Munawar says it does not really matter tigers live on plantations, other animals like wild pigs can also live on plantations.
However, the growing number of these estates makes the interaction between tigers and humans increases. As the interaction increases, the possibilities for these rare animals are hunted and the conflict between tigers and humans increases. This is what makes the tiger status at a critical point. Hunting and trafficking are still rampant, plus there is no deterrent effect. Munawar said the Sumatran tiger will give birth to three to five children in every three years. Unfortunately from three to five baby tigers, which can survive to adulthood on average only one tiger. At the time of pregnancy, the mother tiger will alienate from her group. "The female tiger (pregnant) when she is pregnant she will go to another forest so that her (her children after birth) is safe from the (tiger) other males, she will keep her children until they are quite independent.
"This is the behavior that the tigress does when the tigress gives birth, usually a male tiger will kill a newborn tiger, so it is possible for the tigress to be lull and want to marry again (therefore to keep her children), the tigress chooses go to another forest, Before the tigress is pregnant, the male tiger should approach the tigress for three to nine weeks In this time period, the male tiger and her partner will continue together until the tigress is pregnant The tiger's pregnancy period is about 95 to 110 days. Well, when the baby tiger was born their eyes closed and new opening at the age of approximately two weeks.
