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Sumatran Tiger Sightings Triple on Indonesian Island

In this snapshot from a camera trap on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a resident female Sumatran tiger is grooming one of her 2 large male cubs in October 2023. Image via Figel et al./ BKSDA-Aceh/ DLHK/ Frontiers. The 2026 EarthSky lunar calendar makes a great gift. Get yours today! Researchers on the Indonesian island of Sumatra installed infrared camera traps in a multi-year effort to study endangered Sumatran tigers. They say they found 3…

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New camera traps snap nearly three times more images of endangered Sumatran tigers than before

In Sumatra, researchers captured almost three times as many images of critically endangered tigers as during previous surveys, which shows the positive impact o

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Why Do Scientists Talk About a Turning Point for the Tiger of s...

Despite its small size, Sumatra tiger remains majestic. The evidence on these images taken recently in the forests of Indonesia. Images that, according to researchers, reveal a little more than the mere wild beauty of the legendary animal...

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