Sumatran tiger
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Sumatran tiger (plural Sumatran tigers)
A population of Panthera tigris sondaica, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Since then there has been a change of attitude, with some Tibetans publicly burning their chubas. citation In 1994, the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Conservation Strategy addressed the potential crisis that tigers faced in Sumatra.
The other existing subspecies are the Royal Bengal Tiger, Chinese Tiger, Siberian Tiger, Sumatran Tiger and Indo-Chinese Tiger.
With almost 600 different species, ranging from the Sumatran Tiger to the Anteater of Irian Jaya, Indonesia is one the richest countries in the world for mammalian biodiversity.
Sumatran Tiger Project Report No. 17 & 18: July − December 1999.