Sumatran 'tiger map' reveals tiger population higher than expected
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 10:10
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the Sumatran tiger distribution ever produced, revealing that the island now hosts the second largest tiger population on earth. The research, carried out with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Indonesia Program and Forum HarimauKita, will be published in a special issue of Integrative Zoology, on tiger conservation and research methodologies.