Selfies of Endangered Sumatran Tigers Expose a Robust Population

Selfies of Endangered Sumatran Tigers Expose a Robust Population

It’s nearly impossible to see a tiger (Panthera tigris) outside of a zoo. Between habitat loss, prey declines, and poaching, the species has been extirpated from more than 90 percent of their original range—for example they’re entirely gone from the forests of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Some tiger populations remain on the island of Sumatra, but assessing the status of this critically endangered subspecies of the big cat has been difficult, gi…