Jambi’s Big Cat
About the Sumatran Tiger
In Jambi, Sumatera, you will be able to meet the gorgeous big cat called
the Sumatran Tiger or Harimau Sumatera (Panthera
tigris). This animal is one of the six sub species of tigers that are
still existing until know. However, this amazing tiger is critically
endangered. It is on that status because there are only about 400 Sumatran
Tiger known to be still living in the wild. As tigers are sitting on the top of
the food chain, they are the predators that can also control the population of
the animals under them in the food chain. And therefore, should this tiger be
extinct, the balance of the forest may be disturbed as there will be no
population control for certain animals anymore. There are factors that make the
tigers’ population decrease. Among the factors are the lost of habitat because
of the deforestation and the illegal hunting. 