This report Sumatran Tiger Conservation (PHS) which is a national program of the Center for National Park Kerinci Seblat (TNKS).
"The population of Sumatran tigers in TNKS now very concerned, of which we do data collection is estimated to only just over 140 animals," said Field Manager Diane Risdianto PHS in Kerinci, Thursday (11/04/2010).
Sumatran tiger continues to decline in population is due to the continuation of hunting and killing of endangered species endemic to Sumatra's Jambi the mascot of the fauna.
Hunting is a professional hunter who not infrequently bounty hunters who work under orders of the fence.
While the killings carried out by opportunists who massacred a large cat is only for a prestige and pleasure.
Usually, the opportunists in action in case of conflicts between tigers and humans, such as tigers enter villages, prey on livestock and humans.
Tigers managed to kill will fully belong to him, either for sale or offset their own.Furthermore Diane explained, the overall population in the Sumatran tigers currently left only 300 to 400 individuals.
The data is the latest data in 2007. Though the data collection in 1994 recorded dilkukan there are still about 600 to 700 birds.
The tigers who had been arrested or killed the next hunter marketed in various black market.
Three cities are expected to track the distribution of animals from the black market is Padang, Pekanbaru, and Jambi.
"Tiger the game is usually sold in the form of offset or already dead. Some parts of his body organs be sold, dimutulasi and sorted like bones, meat, and even blood. There are preserved even been formulated in special packaging," said Dian.
In the market, Sumatran tiger skin by a fence that buys from hunters valued based on the measured body length from nose to base of tail.
"Tiger as far as 150 Cm were sold at between Rp 10 million to $ 15 million. While the length of two meters is sold at Rp 20 million to USD 25 million. The price was high when the receiver many times to sell to enthusiasts," he said.
Diane says, though as a real cat species level has been rapid reproduction Sumatran tiger than other large mammals such as the endemic Sumatran Sumatran elephants and Sumatran rhinos.
However, reproduction rates still could not take place best if their habitat continues disturbed by the browser and as populations continue to targeted by poachers.
In fact, if their habitats are not disturbed by any encroachment or expansion of new agricultural farm land, within five years Sumatran tiger population is likely to explode or over population.
"If it's excessive, of course hunting or fishing will be done. Supposedly that's when people who like hunting and like to test your nerve can be involved, instead of hunting when the population of these endangered animals, as now," said Diane.
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