Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) is a living tiger subspecies limited (endemic) in Java . This tiger was declared extinct in around the 1980s, due to hunting and the development of agricultural land which reduces drastically the habitat of these animals.
Compared with other types of tigers in the Asian continent, accounting for smallish Java tiger. But this tiger has a body size that is larger than the Bali tiger and approximately as large as the Sumatran tiger. Javan tiger males weigh 100-140 kg, while females are lighter weight, between 75-115 kg. Head and body length of about 200-245 cm male animals; females are slightly smaller.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the tiger is still a lot of wandering in Java. In the 1940s, the Javanese tigers are found only in remote forests. There are efforts to save the tiger by opening several national parks. However, the size of the park is too small and too little tiger prey. In the 1950s, when the population of Javan tigers live only 25 tail, approximately 13 cows were in Ujung Kulon National Park. Ten years later this figure is shrinking. In 1972, there were only about seven tigers that live in Meru National Park Betiri.
The latest census of tigers Java conducted over one year, ie since 1999-2000. The survey took place over 12 months in Betiri Meru National Park, East Java, at the request of the national parks head straight, Indra Arinal, and is supported by the Director of the Conservation of Flora and Fauna, Ir. Koes Saparjadi, because of the reports of some of the national park staff and local residents suspected that the Javanese tigers still exist.
A total of 12 park staff trained with 20 units equipped with a camera, but it also received help from the foundation "The Tiger Foundation" in the form of 15 units of infrared cameras in order to facilitate the census effort.
Census says: There are no Javan tigers, only slightly prey, many poachers.
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