A Veterinarian checking condition of a sumatera tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in BKSDA (Badan Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam – Natural Resource Conservation Agency) in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia. June 26th 2008.
The tiger was captured in Southern Aceh on November 2007. The Tiger will be identified with a transponder device and tattoo, and soon will be release in national park Bukit Barisan Selatan which covers 3 provinces Lampung, South Sumatra, Bengkulu. The Sumatran tiger, or Panthera tigris sumatrae, is the world's most critically endangered tiger subspecies. WWF estimates fewer than 400 remain in the wild in comparison to about 1,000 in the 1970s.