The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

[Ngala]

From Sumatran Tiger Trust (PKHS):

"Way Kambas national park is a conservation area located at the southern of Sumatra island. region with an area of 125,000 ha has been surrounded by a sea of people. No forests are connected. This area is bounded by natural boundaries such as rivers and the sea and also by canals and surrounded by more than 40 villages in two districts, East Lampung and Central Lampung.

This area had been opened in the year 1960-1970 so that no primary forests, of which there are alang-alang grassland, shrubs, and secondary forest.

However, an isolated region is inhabited by a wide variety of wildlife. we capture six species of felidae in this region, tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) and Flat headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps). This forest is also a habitat for many rare animals such as rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), tapir (Tapirus indicus), elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus), bear (Helarctos malayanus), sambar (Cervus unicolor) and others. Many rivers and swamps make this national park into a selection of rare birds such as white wing wood duck (Cairina scutulata), lesser adjudant (Leptotilus javanicus).

The diversity of wildlife in the region's small and isolated causes TN. Way Kambas can be called island biodiversity"

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