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SUMATRAN TIGERS IN AUSTRALIA
AND NEW ZEALAND

Panthera tigris sumatrae

Population at August 2002, 18(9.9)
Population at December 2002, 17(8.9)
Population at December 2003, 23(13.10.)
Population at March 2004, 24 (13.11.)

ARAZPA and the major zoos in the Australasian Region have chosen to concentrate on one of the subspecies of the tiger, Panthera tigris sumatrae. They were chosen to reflect Australia's nearest tiger habitat, Indonesia. There is somewhere between 300-500 individuals of this sub-species in the wild, with about 230 in captivity. Hunting and habitat destruction are the two major threats for the tiger in the wild. Indonesia has set aside protected tiger reserves but the animals are still under threat from poachers. The Regional Studbook and Species Management Plan is managed by Taronga Zoo and in 1998 there were 13 animals(8.5) in zoos in the Australasian Region. By my count this has increased to a minimum of 19(10.9.), in nine zoos. In October 2003 Dreamworld on the Gold Coast in Queensland, joined the Sumatran Tiger Program with the arrival of a female from Germany called Soraya. Dreamworld already has Bengal tigers.
Tiger Subspecies Numbers		Sumatran Tigers in Captivity
Sub-Species Balinese Amur Caspian Sumatran Java Indo-Chinese South-Chinese Bengal	Extinct - Last reported sighting in 1937 300 remaining in the Amur River region Probably extinct. Last seen in the 1970's 300-500 remaining on the island of Sumatra Extinct. Last seen in the 1970's 100-1500 remaining in the area from Burma to Malaysia Near extinction with only 30 remaining 3000-4000 remain in India and surrounding areas	Adelaide Zoo 1.1. Auckland Zoo 0.1. Dreamworld 0.1. Hamilton Zoo 1.2. Melbourne Zoo 1.0. Mareeba Wildlife Park 2.0. Mogo Zoo 1.1. National Zoo 1.0. Perth Zoo 2.1. Taronga Zoo 2.2. Wellington Zoo 1.1. Western Plains Zoo 1.1.
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