It is estimated that only 150 tigers live in Malaysia. It is rare that an instance can be filmed. But this has now been achieved.
“Tigers are critically endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. They need very large territories and sufficient prey. Seeing them in the wild is therefore an extremely rare and unique experience that greatly stimulates us in our work,” emphasizes Georg Scattolin from WWF Austria.
Where the tiger lives, its habitat is also intact
The images are important not only for the tigers, but for the entire ecosystem. Because where the tiger lives, its habitat is also intact. This was also evident in the photos of the other species captured by the wildlife camera: black panthers, tapirs, elephants, leopards and many more that still live at the location where the photos were taken, the Royal Belum State Park nature reserve in Malaysia.
“The number of tigers has increased slightly in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia,” Scattolin said. “But most of Southeast Asia continues to show a dramatic downward trend – especially with confirmation of tiger extinctions in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.”
The reason for the threat is not just poachers who hunt the rare big cats with guns. Wire traps in particular are becoming increasingly deadly for big cats.
Source: Krone
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