Sumatran tigers

To help save Sumatran tigers from extinction in Indonesia 

In the last century, the world tiger population has declined rapidly and four out of the eight sub-species are now extinct. The decline in numbers is due to habitat loss and fragmentation of their home ranges and also poaching for illegal global trade in their body parts. The Sumatran tiger is critically endangered, with around 325 left in the wild with approximately 293 individuals living within protected areas such as national parks. 

They are classified as a conservation umbrella species, which means that protecting the tiger will help to protect a diverse range of other species, too.Although a high proportion of Sumatran tigers live within national parks, where it is against the law to log trees and poach the animals.

The areas were mostly unmonitored and these activities continued, reducing the number of tigers and other species drastically. A team of Indonesians (PKHS) started to patrol the forests in agreement with the national park's Ministry of Forest and the number of individuals in the teams and the locations of the work have grown since then, forming the Sumatran Tiger Trust (STT) Conservation Program