#sumatrantigers

Young Sumatran tigers by #wildographer @alaincfilms #Wildography #alaincompost #sumatrantigers https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJNDrGA8a-/?utm_medium=tumblr

Big welcome to the new kitties on the block! Happy #Caturday to all as we contributors work on saving the endangered Sumatran Tigers😻 RePosted • @sdzSafariPark Help us welcome two new additions to our Tiger Trail family, Denver (pictured) & Diana (right). 🐯🐯 Denver is 12 years old and at 341 lbs., is one of the biggest #SumatranTigers we've ever seen. His calm, cool cat vibe might come in handy when he's paired with Diana. Diana is almost 6 years old and weighs 155 lbs. She's a bit more timid and mischievous than Denver, but they say opposites attract so keep your fingers crossed. 🤞#tigersofinstagram #sdzsafaripark #endextinction . . . . . #bigcatsofinstagram #worldanimal #wildlifeconservation #animalsofinstagram #igersSanDiego #zookeeper #planet_of_animals #exclusive_animals #caturdays #tigersrule #ilovetigers (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JhwsSHRLX/?igshid=1xpu0s08u4vi7

My order from #ireland🍀 #ireland came through! The best #crisps in the world - #rancheros #rancherostyle have arrived! I first experienced these little taste sensations on tour with my band, #junkstar on our first #eire tour. Playing with #wendyjames band #racine in Dublin. Awesome crisps and NO #palmoil so no damage done to the habitat of endangered #sumatrantigers and #orangutans. @kurodaharuka (at Dublin, Ireland)

Via @a_lallie_ Heartbreaking!!! On my recent #WorldWildlifeDay post, I wrote about #SumatranTigers being critically endangered and then a day later this happened 💔😢 Story below: _ A Sumatran tiger hangs, dead and disembowelled, from a ceiling in a public hall in a remote village in northern Indonesia. _ The Jakarta Post reported that superstitious villagers feared it was a “siluman” or shape-shifter, and when rangers would not kill it, they took matters into their own hands and decided to kill it themselves. “The tiger was sleeping under a resident’s stilt house when the people struck him repeatedly in the abdomen with a spear,” an official from the Batang Natal subdistrict told the newspaper about the slaying. _ Hotmauli Sianturi, with the Natural Resources Conservation Agency, said that conservationists urged the residents not to harm it, explaining that a trap had been set to try to catch the big cat. “We explained to the villagers that the tiger is an endangered animal … but they didn’t like our way of handling this situation,” she said. _ The incident occurred only a day after the United Nation’s World Wildlife Day. This year’s theme, “Big cats: predators under threat”, aimed to bring attention to big cats’ declining populations. The Sumatran tiger, is a critically endangered species, with only about 400-500 of them remaining in their natural habitats of the forests of Sumatra. The population is declining due to habitat loss from expanding oil palm plantations and poaching for the illegal trade in their body parts. _ Officials said the tiger was missing internal organs as well as its teeth, claws and some of its skin. Reuters reported the parts are sometimes sold as artefacts or used in traditional medicine. “We regret that they killed the tiger,” Sianturi told the news agency. "We will prove that its body parts are being traded". It’s not clear whether those responsible for killing the tiger will face prosecution or what the penalties would be.

@Regrann from @dallaszoo - #GlobalTigerDay: It's sadly believed that there are more pet tigers living in Texas than there are in the wild. Let that sink in. There are many factors causing the decline of the largest living cat species. Habitat loss, poaching, prey depletion, and tiger-human conflict have dropped Asia's #tiger numbers to fewer than 3,500 today. Dallas Zoo's five #Sumatrantigers are among the smallest and most endangered tiger subspecies, with fewer than 400 left in the wild. On this special day, please consider donating directly to the Tiger Conservation Campaign through AZA's Tiger Species Survival Plan to help accredited zoos save these majestic animals: www.tigercampaign.org AND meet our five amazing Sumatran tigers -- Kipling (pictured here), Melati, Hadiah, Sukacita and Manis -- in this throwback blog about our cats' personalities and their distinctive characteristics: bit.ly/DZTigers #catsofinstagram #savingspecies #zoosmatter #endextinction (at Dallas Zoo)