Javanese tigers - Indonesia

Javanese tigers are small compared to the types of other tigers. Male tiger weighs 100-141 kg and length approximately 2:43 meters. Females weighing legih light, which is 75-115 kg and slightly shorter than the male.

In addition to Java tiger, there are two types of tigers are extinct in the 20th century, the Bali tiger and the tiger Persian. Biologically, Javanese tigers had very close relationship with the tiger bali. Some biologists even claimed that they are one species.

Educates Raharyono, SSi researchers from UGM states still find indications of Javan tiger (P. tigris sondaica) in Betiri Meru National Park (Area), and in August 1997. Expedition with Central Area and the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHPA Director General) is a secondary trace. Each of scratches on the tree, hair, dirt and former ground footprints. Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Faculty of Biology Gadjah Mada University and then did shoot microscopic tests on the hair around scratches on trees. The results showed the same morphology hair Java tiger (P. tigris sondaica).
Javan tiger is a tiger species that live on the island of Java. Declared extinct this tiger around 1980, due to hunting and the development of agricultural land which reduces the animal's habitat drastically.

Of the many myths that developed in the community, there is one myth in the area Gunungkidul interesting enough to be observed. From various reports in the community there, obtained information that the Javanese tigers are still frequently appeared.

In the long dry season, animals are believed to frequent the "down the mountain" in the strict sense in the night to find water. Many people who claim to Gunungkidul met with tiger stripes. Surely these stories still need to be verified.

In the late 19th century, the tiger is still a lot of hanging around the island of Java. In the 1940s, Java tiger is found only in remote forests. There are efforts to save the tiger is by opening several national parks. However, the size of this park is too small and too few prey to tigers. In the 1950s, when the Javanese tigers live only 25 tail, about 13 tails in Ujung Kulon National Park. Ten years later this figure shrinks. In the year 1972, there were only about 7 tiger who lives in Meru National Park Betiri. Though this protected national park, which opened a lot of agricultural land there and make Java more endangered tigers and then expected to become extinct in the 80s.

Javanese tiger extinct because of habitat destruction due to population pressure and intensive hunting in the early 20th century.