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Rare tiger footage caught on film

Very rare footage of a mother tiger and her cubs has been caught on film in Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) in Sumatra.

View it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSoZVNQxqeE

The footage was shot by automatic camera traps, set up by forest ecosystem specialistIding Achmad Haidir of the Kerinci Seblat National Park Management Authority.

KSNP is the single most important area for the Sumatran tiger. It is estimated to be the home for approx 130 individuals, representing over 25% of the official remaining population in the wild.

KSNP is also home to the Tiger Protection and Conservation Unit (TCPU) program supported by Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors and Flora and Fauna International. The program is credited with being the most successful tiger conservation law enforcement program in south east Asia and possibly throughout the entire tiger range.

Due to the program's success, KSNP's tiger population is not only stable but potentially increasing. One of only two areas where a populationincrease is apparent, this success runs against the trend across Asia where the critically endangered big cat population is declining. This incredible outcome is the result of the tireless dedication and commitment of the staff of the TPCU program.  

Sumatran tiger poacher arrested in Indonesia

Our Tiger Conservation Patrol Unit in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, has just lead their first successful operation of 2011.

Two men in possession of a Sumatran tiger skin and several deer antlers were arrested following an undercover investigation in Indonesia, in which one of the men proclaimed he had poached and sold no fewer than 23 Sumatran tigers.

Sumatran tigers are the most vulnerable of the remaining tiger species, with surveys showing there are approximately only 150 tigers remaining in Kerinci Seblat National Park.