Picture credit: Wibisono H.T., Pusparini W., ResearchGate

The picture above shows the distribution of Sumatran tigers in the island of Sumatran tigers as of 2010. In Sumatra, a total of 33 out of 38 forest patches were evaluated, five first patches were not evaluated due to the lack of information.

Sumatran Tigers now live in scattered populations. The tigers’ secretive nature means that few are ever seen. The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Their habitat ranges from lowland forest to mountain forest and includes evergreen, swamp and tropical rain forests. Most of the remaining Sumatran tigers now live in five National Parks, two Game Reserves, though around 100 live in an unprotected area that will most likely be lost to agriculture in the near future.

Sumatran tigers are the smallest surviving tiger subspecies today, holding on for survival in the remaining patches of forest on the island of Sumatra. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) define Sumatran tigers as critically endangered, and are hence added into the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In 2013, it is estimated that only between 250-400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild.