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The illegal market in tiger parts in northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Campbell Plowden  and
David Bowles
Campbell Plowden
Affiliation:
Environmental Investigation Agency, 15 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0BD, UK.
David Bowles
Affiliation:
Environmental Investigation Agency, 15 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0BD, UK.
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Abstract

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The Sumatran tiger is the only one of three original subspecies of tigers that survives in Indonesia today. Its wild population, estimated to be 400–650 animals, has progressively diminished because of habitat destruction, poaching and the removal of tigers involved in conflicts with local farmers. This paper presents previously undocumented information on the market in tiger products. It shows that, while no documentation of intentional tiger poaching to meet an international demand for tiger bones was recorded, the domestic demand for tiger bones, teeth and claws is still a potential threat to the future survival of this subspecies. In addition to continuing work to protect the integrity of tiger habitat in Sumatra, enforcement actions are required to prevent the domestic market for tiger parts increasing the threats to this subspecies and to ensure its conservation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 59 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1997

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