Picture credit: Tiger Conservation Campaign

Wildlife conservation is the effort to protect endangered animal and plants species, along with their natural habitats. The main aim of this is to ensure that their habitats will be preserved in order for the future generations of both wildlife and human to enjoy. In addition, raising awareness among the public regarding the importance of wildlife is what wildlife conservation aims to do.

There were once nine subspecies of tigers: Bengal (Indian), Siberian (Amur), Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran, Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. Among these, the last three are extinct and the others are endangered (Tigerincrisis, 2017).

Sumatra island is a habitat where tigers, orangutans, rhinos and elephants live together in a same community. The presence of Sumatran tiger is a significant indicator of the forest’s biodiversity (WWF, 2016). Therefore, protecting the tigers and their natural habitat, will bring about benefits to many other species, including humans.

Picture credit: Elizabeth Wun