Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae): A review of conservation status

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-323

  Wibisono, Hariyo T ^a,b   Pusparini, Wulan ^a,b  

^a Indonesia Program   (Indonesia)

^b HarimauKita The Sumatran Tiger Conservation Forum ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Hunting tigers; Sumatra; Sumatran tiger distribution; Tiger Conservation Landscapes; Tiger human conflict

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDONESIA; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TIGER;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INDONESIA; TIGERS;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS SUMATRAE;

EID: 78651306996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2010.00219.x     Document Type: Review

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