New hope for Javan tigers

Officials in Indonesia have launched a search for the Javan tiger, which was thought to have died out by the 1980s. A recent study suggests the animals may still be alive. Three tiger subspecies used to live in Indonesia: the Javan, the Bali, and the Sumatran. Javan tigers looked similar to Sumatran tigers but had more stripes and narrower noses. Javan and Bali tigers were declared extinct in the 20th century. Many died due to illegal hunting or because the forests where they lived were chopped down for farmland. In 1938, almost 25% of Java was covered by forest, but by 1975, forest was 8% of the island. In the 1960s, disease affected the Javan tiger’s most important prey, rusa deer. There have been rumored sightings of Javan tigers since…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior US (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 212

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.