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2 2004 TRAFFIC Southeast Asia All rights reserved. All material appearing in this publication is copyrighted and may be produced with permission. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must credit TRAFFIC Southeast Asia as the copyright owner. The views of the authors expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the TRAFFIC Network, WWF or IUCN. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The TRAFFIC symbol copyright and Registered Trademark ownership is held by WWF, TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN. Layout by Noorainie Awang Anak, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Suggested citation: Shepherd, Chris R. and Magnus, Nolan (2004). Nowhere to hide: The trade in Sumatran Tiger TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Cover photograph: Chris R. Shepherd / TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
3 NOWHERE TO HIDE: THE TRADE IN SUMATRAN TIGER CHRIS R. SHEPHERD NOLAN MAGNUS TRADE OF THE SUMATRAN TIGER Panthera tigris sumatrae TRADE OF THE SUMATRAN TIGER Panthera tigris sumatrae TRADE OF THE SUMATRAN TIGER Panthera tigris sumatrae TRADE OF THE SUMATRAN TIGER Panthera tigris sumatrae Credit: TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
4 CONTENTS Key to Abbreviations used in this report iv Acknowledgements v Executive Summary vi 1. Introduction Status and conservation of the Sumatran Tiger Background on Sumatran Tiger parts and products International trade Domestic trade The role of fakes Legal protection framework for Sumatran Tigers Methods Literature review Market surveys The supply: Tiger hunting in Sumatra Hunting methods Incidental killing of tigers Human-tiger conflict Estimating the total number of Sumatran Tigers killed and removed The market: Illegal trade in Sumatran Tiger parts and products Market structure Market surveys North Sumatra Aceh West Sumatra Jambi South Sumatra Lampung Bengkulu Riau Conclusion The role of Sumatran zoos in tiger conservation and trade Conclusions ii
5 7. Recommendations References Appendices Appendix 1. Provincial records of known incidents of human-tiger conflicts in Sumatra from 1997 to 2002 Appendix 2. TRAFFIC market survey results by province iii
6 Key to Abbreviations used in this report CITES cm DFNC FFI-ID GIS ID IP IRF kg km KSDA m NGO PHKA PHVA RPU SECP STCP TCU TPU TRAFFIC WCS WWF-ID Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: treaty regulating international trade in endangered species centimetre Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation (Department of PHKA) Fauna and Flora International Indonesia Programme, British-based international conservation NGO Geographic Information System: mapping software for combining different types of data Indonesia Indonesia Programme International Rhino Foundation kilogramme kilometre Natural Resources Conservation Agency (Under PHKA) metre Non-Governmental Organisation Perlindungan Hutan dan Konservasi Alam: Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (program of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Rhino Protection Unit: anti-poaching teams managed by PHKA and the International Rhino Foundation Sumatran Elephant Conservation Programme (FFI) Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program: a partnership between the Tiger Foundation, Sumatran Tiger Trust and PHKA Tiger Conservation Unit: large blocks of habitat for Tigers identified by GIS analysis (Wikramanayake et al 1998) Tiger Protection Unit: anti-poaching teams for Tigers managed by PHKA and NGO partners including FFI, STCP and WCS The wildlife trade monitoring network Wildlife Conservation Society: US-based international conservation NGO Conservation organization iv
7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank the following individuals and organisations for their valuable assistance during the field surveys, without which this report would not have been possible: Farina Dewi, Mike Griffiths, Yarrow Robertson, Anhar Lubis, and the Indonesian programme staff from Fauna and Flora International, Wildlife Conservation Society and Yayasan WWF Indonesia. The authors would also like to thank Debbie Martyr, Dr. Kae Kawanishi, Chairul Saleh, Hariyo T. Wibisono, Sarah Christie, Stuart Chapman and Elizabeth A. Burgess for their assistance in the peer review process of this report, in addition to TRAFFIC staff that also reviewed and commented on this report, particularly James Compton, Maija Sirola, Sabri Zain and Steven Broad. Special thanks are due to Kristin Nowell, from the IUCN-SSC Cat Specialist Group, for the technical editing of this report. The initial phase of this research was made possible by a grant from 21st Century Tiger. Following TRAFFIC's completion of the research, WWF-United Kingdom generously provided additional funding to allow for the technical review and publication of this report. v
8 Executive Summary The Sumatran Tiger is listed as Critically Endangered, (the highest category of threat), on the IUCN 2003 Red List of Threatened Animals (Anon., 2003a). Since the early 1990s, a continued and leading threat faced by the Sumatran Tiger is poaching for their bones, which are used in a variety of traditional Asian medicines. Indonesia was singled out in South Korean Customs import records as being a major supplier of tiger bone ( ). During the 1990s, the international conservation community and the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) greatly increased efforts to conserve wild tiger populations and eliminate domestic markets for tiger bone throughout the world, especially in Asian countries. A review of progress by TRAFFIC (Nowell, 2000) found that significant progress had been made. However, Sumatra was singled out as a tiger range area where trade in tiger bone and other tiger products continued in a fairly open manner. TRAFFIC thus organized a comprehensive survey of tiger poaching and trade in Sumatra to document the current extent of the problem and provide the necessary information to management and enforcement authorities to act upon. Despite Sumatran Tigers being fully protected by law, with tough provisions for jail time and steep fines, as well as increased effort in tiger conservation and building law enforcement and antipoaching capacity, this survey demonstrates the existence of a substantial market for tiger parts and products in Sumatra. Surveys were carried out in all eight provinces of Sumatra in 2002, with a total of 24 towns and cities being surveyed, recording 484 observations from shops and dealer sources in Only seven towns in this survey did not have tiger parts for sale (29% of towns). In the other 17 towns a total of 117 shops and dealers (25% of those surveyed) were found to have tiger parts for sale. A total of 453 retail shops were surveyed and 86 (19%) were observed to have tiger parts for sale, primarily canines and claws. Most trade in skins and bones was carried on in a covert manner by a variety of dealers. Thirty-one dealer contacts were made with information on the sale of tiger parts. Most Sumatran tigers were found to be killed by professional or semi-professional hunters operating individually or in small groups. They were also found to be killed primarily with inexpensive and simple-to-make wire cable leg-hold snares. Sometimes the traps which catch and kill Sumatran Tigers were sometimes intended to catch other species, and the tiger was killed by accident. Information on this type of tiger killing from investigators suggests that at least four tigers per year are killed as incidental killings. Although not the target species, the tiger s parts frequently entered the trade. Human-tiger conflict has long been a serious problem in Sumatra, compared to other parts of the tiger s global range. Many people have been killed or wounded by tigers; tigers frequently prey on livestock. As a result, villagers often seek to have problem tigers killed, although they are encouraged to contact the Forestry department to try to have the problem animal live-trapped and removed from the area. Although the numbers of tigers lost through incidental killings or as a result of human-tiger conflict are significant, most tigers in Sumatra are apparently killed deliberately for commercial gain. Our vi
9 findings show that tiger poaching has not declined significantly over the past decade, despite greatly increased conservation efforts and global measures to curtail tiger bone trade. Previously it was thought that tigers were being poached primarily on the edges of forests in regions near villages where they come into conflict with people. However, in TRAFFIC s investigation, poachers and undercover investigators stated that tigers are hunted deep within national parks. The survey also suggested the possibility that tiger bone trade in Sumatra has declined. TRAFFIC s surveys found less tiger bone available than in previous surveys from 1995 (Plowden and Bowles, 1997), and also lower prices for Sumatran Tiger bone than have been reported in the past (Tilson and Traylor-Holzer, 1994, Nowell, 2000). This report echoes the conclusion of TRAFFIC s global review of tiger bone trade in the late 1990s (Nowell, 2000): that despite apparent progress in curtailing markets for tiger bone used in traditional Asian medicines, there is little evidence to indicate a major decline in tiger poaching. Information from traders in Sumatra also indicates that tiger bone and other tiger parts are reportedly still smuggled out of Sumatra. Traders report that tiger parts are sold to Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and China. Singapore and Malaysia may act as transit countries as well as consumers for tiger parts. The findings of this report show the structure and extent of the trade, which is essential in guiding future work, and in highlighting the importance of increased enforcement. Numerous sources indicate that a lack of political will at best, and widespread corruption at worst, hinders enforcement of trade and hunting bans. In the last few years, there have been intensified efforts to improve law enforcement and anti-poaching capacity in Sumatra. This report should sound the alarm regarding the crisis Sumatra s Tigers currently face, and provide vital information for government and conservation organizations to work from. Loss of habitat through illegal logging, and high levels of human-tiger conflict will continue to threaten the Sumatran Tiger unless greater effort is made to control timber harvest and land conversion, and develop effective policies to manage problem tigers and buffer zones around reserves. However, since it appears that the majority of Sumatran Tigers are killed because of the value of their parts, eliminating the market for tiger parts in Sumatra and other consumer countries should lead to a reduction in tiger poaching. The primary recommendation of this report is that Indonesian authorities must urgently increase enforcement efforts and implementation of laws banning trade in tiger parts and products or extinction is near for the last of Indonesia s tigers. vii
10 1. INTRODUCTION The Tiger Panthera tigris is today an Endangered species (Anon., 2003a), and over the past decade conservationists have considered illegal international trade in Tiger bone for traditional Asian medicines as the primary force driving Tigers toward extinction. TRAFFIC has led the way in helping the conservation community understand the scope, volume and workings of illegal Tiger trade. Killed for a Cure: A Review of the Worldwide Trade in Tiger Bone (Mills and Jackson, 1994) was the first comprehensive documentation of the extent of the trade. This report helped motivate countries, organizations and individuals around the world to focus on Tiger conservation and shutting down medicinal trade in Tiger bone. Progress toward implementation of new trade controls was reviewed in a second TRAFFIC report (Mainka 1997). In the late 1990s, TRAFFIC commissioned surveys around the world to evaluate markets for Tiger bone and other Tiger parts and products, and this was published as Far from a Cure: The Tiger Trade Revisited (Nowell, 2000). Killed for a Cure indicated Indonesia as a leading global source of Tiger bone from the mid 1970s to the early 1990s, despite this trade being illegal and there being no official Indonesian records for it, based on import statistics from South Korea (Mills and Jackson, 1994). Far from a Cure found evidence of substantial progress toward eliminating markets for Tiger bone in many countries, but Indonesia was highlighted as a supplying market for Tiger parts and products where illegal trade was still carried out relatively openly (Nowell, 2000). Credit: TRAFFIC Southeast Asia As a next step, TRAFFIC undertook extensive market surveys in Sumatra to describe and document current illegal Tiger trade. This report summarizes Sumatran Tiger conservation efforts, provides background on Sumatran Tiger trade, and then draws together data from TRAFFIC surveys and a number of other sources to analyze poaching, the role of Tiger conflict with humans, and current illegal markets for Tiger parts and products in Sumatra. The state of Tigers in A Sumatran Tiger in captivity. Sumatran Tigers are rapidly disappearing from the wild. Sumatran zoos is also examined. The population of Sumatran Tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae is Critically Endangered (Anon, 2003a). In the late 1990s it was estimated that there were as few as left in the wild (Seidensticker et al., 1999). By providing the first in-depth examination of illegal Tiger trade in Sumatra, this report aims to help the Indonesian government and conservation community to better enforce hunting and trade bans, and ensure that Sumatran Tigers do not follow in the tracks of the now-extinct Tigers of Bali and Java. 1.1 Status and Conservation of the Sumatran Tiger Indonesia is the world s largest archipelago, being made up of more than 17,000 islands extending for 4,500 km west from Sumatra to Papua (formerly Irian Jaya). With an area of approximately km 2, Sumatra is the second largest Indonesian island as well as the sixth largest island in the world. Politically, the island is divided up into eight provinces, including Aceh, North Sumatra (Sumatra Utara), West 1
11 Sumatra (Sumatra Barat), Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, South Sumatra (Sumatra Selatan), and Lampung (Map 1). Sumatra boasts some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world and, with 201 species, has more mammals than any other island in Indonesia (Anon., 1994, Whitten et al., 1997). Map 1. Location of Sumatra in Southeast Asia region Sumatra Sumatra is the only Indonesian island to still retain a wild tiger population. Tigers became extinct on Bali and Java in the 20 th century. Tigers were last positively recorded from the island of Bali in the late 1930s. The Bali Barat National Park was established in 1941 in tiger habitat in western Bali, but it is likely that tigers in Bali became extinct by the end of World War II or possibly as late as the early 1950s. The causes of extinction include hunting and loss of forest habitat and prey base (Nowell, 2003a). Tigers were formerly widespread on the Indonesia island of Java, but by 1970 had become restricted to the Meru Betiri Reserve on the eastern south coast. Javan Tigers were last positively recorded during a survey there in There have been no confirmed records since then (although Leopards Panthera pardus persist there, and their tracks are sometimes mistaken for tiger). The primary causes of the Javan Tiger s decline are hunting and loss of forest habitat, and its final disappearance from Meru Betiri Reserve is linked to the absence of suitable large wild cervid prey (Nowell, 2003b). There are no Javan Tiger or Bali Tiger subspecies in captivity; these races of tiger have been lost forever. 2
12 The population of Tigers on Sumatra is thus the last remaining Tiger population in Indonesia. Sumatra became isolated from mainland Asia as an island years ago when sea levels rose, but the island shares much of its fauna with Peninsular Malaysia, including Tigers (but not Leopards). There have been thousands of years of separation between Sumatran and mainland Asian Tigers (Seidensticker, 1986). The uniqueness and taxonomic classification of the Sumatran Tiger is a matter of debate among cat specialists. Sumatran Tigers are often described as smaller than mainland Asian Tigers, with darker coloration and thicker stripes. However, some researchers have found little difference between Sumatran Tigers and those found on the Asian continent on the basis of morphology (Kitchener, 1999) as well as genetics (Wentzel et al., 1999). On the other hand, one group of researchers has argued that the Sumatran Tiger genome is consistently distinctive and warrants classification as a full species of Tiger, Panthera sumatrae, separate from the Tiger Panthera tigris of continental Asia (Cracraft et al., 1998). The consensus and operating view in the cat conservation community is to classify the Sumatran Tiger as one of five existing Tiger subspecies, Panthera tigris sumatrae, as first described by the great early 20 th century felid taxonomist, Reginald Pocock (Pocock, 1929). There are far fewer Sumatran Tigers (Harimau Sumatera in Bahasa Indonesia) alive in the wild today compared to historical times. In the early 20 th century, Dutch colonists often reported Tigers as a plague, so numerous and bold that they would enter the planters estate house compounds (Treep, 1973). Borner (1978) estimated that there were 1000 Sumatran Tigers; ten years later, Santiapillai and Ramono (1985) felt the population should be numbered in hundreds rather than thousands. But today the Sumatran Tiger is listed as Critically Endangered by the World Conservation Union, which means that the species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild (Nowell et al., 2003c). The most recent attempt to estimate the total number of wild Tigers on Sumatra was at a 1992 international conference (Sumatran Tiger Population and Habitat Viability Analysis). The general consensus of the workshop was that there are probably fewer than 400 Tigers living in six major protected areas of Sumatra. Another 100 or fewer Tigers outside of the protected areas are probably not going to survive for long (Tilson et al., 1994: 2). Credit: Chris Shepherd/TRAFFIC Southeast Asia A Sumatran Tiger in the Medan Zoo in North Sumatra. Following the workshop, the Indonesian government developed a Sumatran Tiger Conservation Strategy (Ministry of Forestry, 1994). In the late 1990s, the Exxon oil company (now Exxon/Mobil corporation), which has the Tiger as its logo, established the Save the Tiger Fund, and in recent years it and other international donors have supported Indonesian efforts to conserve the Sumatran Tiger with significant investments. New research has updated estimates for some individual populations (see below and Table 2), but is still the estimate of the total number of wild Sumatran Tigers in general use by the 3
13 IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group (Seidensticker et al., 1999). For the purposes of a population estimate for the IUCN Red List, which includes only mature breeding individuals, the Cat Specialist Group estimates the number at approximately fewer than 250, with no single population much larger than 50 mature breeding individuals (Nowell et al., 2003c). The Sumatran Tiger occurs from sea level to at least 2,000 m, in both primary and secondary forests (Treep, 1973, 1978; Griffiths, 1993). The Sumatran Tiger lives in both lowland and montane rainforest and in freshwater swamp forests throughout Sumatra (Wikramanayake et al., 2002). Unfortunately the habitat critical to both Tigers and their prey in Sumatra is rapidly vanishing. The approximate forest loss in Sumatra from 1985 to 1997 was km², most of this being lowland rainforest. However, the annual rate of forest loss has been increasing across Indonesia. Country-wide, the deforestation rate in the 1980s was 8000km²/year. In the early 1990s this rate had increased to around km 2 /year. From about 1996 to the present the rate has almost doubled to more than km 2 /year. In Sumatra s lowland forests from 1985 to 1997 the average annual forest loss was about 2800km 2 /year (Wikramanayake et al., 2002). Indonesian forestry officials themselves say that illegal logging is widespread and out of control (Paddock, 2004). There are few areas with large enough tracts of lowland forest to support Tiger populations. Wikramanayake et al. (1998) carried out a comprehensive range-wide analysis of Tiger habitat to identify priority areas for conservation. Their system of Tiger Conservation Units (TCUs) has been widely adopted by the conservation community. TCUs in Sumatra are shown in Table 1. Three large habitat blocks in Sumatra are Level I TCUs, of global Tiger conservation significance and having the best probability of long-term persistence of Tiger populations: the areas surrounding Kerinci Seblat, Gunung Leuser, and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks. Altogether, Wikramanayake et al (1998) estimate that Sumatra currently contains approximately km 2 of habitat for Tigers, of which just km 2, or one-third, has some form of protection from development and logging. Table 1. Priority conservation areas and estimated habitat for the Sumatran Tiger (Wikramanayake et al., 1998) Tiger Conservation Unit Total area of unit (km 2 ) Total protected area of unit (km 2 ) Level I: Highest probability of persistence of Tiger populations over the long term Kerinci Seblat-Seberida 50,884 16,605 Gunung Leuser-Lingga Isaq 36,530 11,423 Bukit Barisan Selatan-Bukit Hitam 6,594 4,784 Level II: Medium probability of persistence of Tiger populations over the long term Kerumutan-Istana Sultan Siak 11,816 1,742 Berbak-Sembilang 6,670 2,196 Siak Kecil-Padang Lawas 2,235 1,995 Way Kambas 1,300 1,300 Level III: Low probability of persistence of Tiger populations over the long term Four small areas were identified 1,309 0 Areas recommended for immediate survey as potential significant Tiger habitat Sibolga-Dolok Surungan 4, Dangku 3, Padang Sugihan 2, Air Sawan 2, Total 130,403 42,002 4
14 Six national parks in Sumatra offer the highest level of protection for Tigers (Map 2). Unfortunately, these areas have largely been isolated from one another through logging and conversion of forest to plantations and agriculture, leaving little or no Tiger interchange and gene flow between these separate populations (Tilson et al., 1994). The status of these parks and their Tiger populations is reviewed in detail below, and summarized in Table 2. Map 2: a map of the TCUs, with 6 national parks overlaid. Courtesy of WWF US 5
15 A recent development in efforts to protect Tigers and stop poaching in Sumatra s national parks has been the establishment of anti-poaching teams called Tiger Protection Units (TPUs), based on the Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) model championed by the International Rhino Foundation (Anon., 2004). The teams carry out patrols to deter and detect poaching, follow up with investigations, arrests and prosecution, and also conduct community education and outreach. The teams are typically made up of PHKA Forest officials, park staff, park police, members of communities bordering the park and conservationists, and all receive special and intensive training programs. In addition to the newly established TPUs, there are currently 10 RPUs in Gunung Leuser National Park, six in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, five in Way Kambas National Park, and three in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Anon., 2004). A. Kerinci Seblat Kerinci Seblat National Park was established in 1981 and extends into four provinces: Jambi, West Sumatra, South Sumatra and Bengkulu. Kerinci Seblat is the largest single protected area in the world where Tigers occur (Jackson and Kemf, 1999), covering 14,846 sq km and is the second largest park in Southeast Asia. Wikramanayake et al. (1998) assigned it the top score out of all the Tiger Conservation Units within the Tiger s range, making it of leading global significance for Tiger conservation. However, much of the buffer-zone around the park has been heavily affected by human activities, including illegal logging and conversion to agriculture (Hartana and Martyr, 2001). There are some 450 villages along the borders of this national park with 1.4 million people. Certain areas of the park and its buffer-zone have also been designated as Traditional or Special Use zones. The former are areas of forest traditionally utilized by local people for the collection of non-timber forest products and village timber requirements but which must remain under forest cover to maintain watershed protection. Special Use zones are areas converted to agriculture within the national park borders, usually in areas of long-standing enclaves (Hartana and Martyr, 2001). The habitat within Kerinci Seblat has been split into two main blocks which are becoming increasingly fragmented, mainly due to road building (the park has a 1500 km road network), logging and human encroachment. About households illegally farm approximately ha within the park. Illegal logging and mining, as well as conversion of park land to oil palm and rubber plantations continue to eat away at the remaining forest (Pratje, 1998). Tiger population: In 1992, participants at the Sumatran Tiger PHVA workshop estimated the population of Tigers in Kerinci Seblat and surrounding forest areas to be approximately 76 animals (Faust and Tilson, 1994). However, Hartana and Martyr (2001) consider this an underestimate, based on camera trapping, field surveys and patrols led by Fauna and Flora International Indonesia Programme (FFI-ID) since They suggest the park has a carrying capacity, or potential, of 170 Tigers, based on GIS analysis of satellite imagery of the area. However, poaching is a serious threat, and they do not estimate the actual number of Tigers currently in the park. Tiger conservation: With reports of a serious rise in Tiger poaching in Kerinci Seblat in the late 1990s, the Kerinci Seblat Tiger Protection Project was initiated in 2000, a partnership between the park administration and the FFI-ID. Two TPUs were established in 2002, with a third planned. The TPUs are led by KSNP rangers and staffed by members of local forest-edge communities. The units patrol an average of 12 days per month, and made 69 arrests in their first years work (Hartana and Martyr, 2001). In 2002 they broke up a major Tiger poaching syndicate (FFI-ID pers. comm. to TRAFFIC, 2002). 6
16 B. The Leuser Ecosystem and the Gunung Leuser National Park The Leuser Ecosystem, first established in 1995 and expanded in 1998, is a legal entity based on Presidential Decree No. 33/1998, to be managed for conservation. It was designed to contain viable populations of all major wildlife species. It covers km 2 and includes a number of protection forests and the Gunung Leuser National Park, established in 1980 and approximately 9000 km 2 in size. Much of this land is montane tropical forest, with mountains extending over 3000 meters. Although Tigers and their prey are less abundant at higher elevations (Griffiths, 1993), the large area of the Leuser Ecosystem is a significant and high priority area for Tiger conservation (Level I TCU: Wikramanayake et al., 1998). Some logging concessions and transmigration areas are found in the Leuser Ecosystem, as these had already been granted before the Ecosystem was established (van Schaik et al., 2001). Unfortunately, this important area is under threat by current rates of illegal logging and conversion of forest to plantations and agriculture. An official with the Leuser Management Unit (LMU) told the Indonesian press in 2003 that some ha (340 km 2 ) was being deforested every year (LMU pers. comm. to TRAFFIC, 2003). In 2003 the military undertook high-profile enforcement actions in the Gunung Leuser National Park to crack down on illegal logging. Major road construction is planned in the Gunung Leuser National Park, known as the Ladia Galaska highway project, which would further fragment Tiger habitat. Tiger population: On the basis of camera trapping and extrapolation of densities, Mike Griffiths (1992, 1993) estimated the population of Tigers in Gunung Leuser National Park to be between adult individuals. He felt that this number was probably less than half of what it was six years previously (Griffiths, 1993). The 1992 Sumatran Tiger PHVA workshop used a working estimate of 110 Tigers based on Griffith s work (Faust and Tilson, 1994; Griffiths, 1992), and underscored the importance of GLNP as probably the most secure large area remaining for Tigers in Sumatra (Tilson et al., 1994). However, habitat continues to be lost as legal and illegal logging, conversion to plantations and clearance for agriculture eats away at the remaining forest. No recent surveys have been undertaken to determine the present number of Tigers in the Leuser area, but Tigers are likely to be declining due to uncontrolled poaching, killing of problem Tigers and massive habitat loss. Tiger conservation: Much effort by numerous organisations has gone into protecting the Ecosystem, led by the Leuser Development Programme. The Leuser Management Unit was formed to implement the first seven years of the Programme backed by a partnership between the Government of Indonesia and the European Union. Later management authority will transfer to the Leuser International Foundation, an Indonesian non-profit NGO established by presidential decree. The Leuser Development Programme lists a number of Tiger research and conservation priorities on its website (http://www.eu-ldp.co.id/), but no specifically Tiger-related work is currently being undertaken. There are 10 Rhino Protection Units carrying out poaching patrols which do provide a measure of protection for Tigers and their prey (IRF, 2004). C. Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park The Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park was established in 1982 and is the third largest national park in Sumatra at approximately 3560 km 2 (Pratje, 1998). It is shared by both Lampung and Bengkulu provinces. Lampung, Sumatra s most populated province, holds 82% of the park (Pratje, 1998). BBSNP has been identified as one of the three high priority Level I Tiger Conservation Units in Sumatra by 7
17 Wikramanayake et al., (1998: Table 1). But villages, cultivated areas and plantations surround the park and encroachment and illegal settlements threaten the forests within this park. The park s thin shape results in approximately 700km of borders where encroachment for logging, agriculture and illegal hunting are major problems (O Brien et al., 2003). From analysis of satellite images, it appears that the park has lost 662 km 2 of forest since 1985, and all forest within 10 km of the park boundaries has disappeared. Projecting current deforestation rates into the future, all lowland forest within the park will be gone by 2036 (Anon., 2002c). Poaching is also a serious problem, and Pratje (1998) singled out the villages of Bintuan and Krui for illegal animal trade. Tiger population: Based on extensive camera trapping and extrapolation of density, it is currently estimated that the park population totals adult Tigers (O Brien et al., 2003). Tiger abundance declined dramatically in the southern portions of the park due to heavy poaching, dropping from an estimated 13 animals in 1999 to 4-5 in 2000/2001 (Anon., 2002c). Based on current rates of forest loss, (Kinnaird et al., 2003) predict that by 2010 there will not be sufficient habitat remaining to conserve Tigers. Tiger conservation: From the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Indonesia Program carried out intensive research into the status of the BBSNP Tiger population using camera traps. They found that Tigers and their prey are more abundant in the core interior parts of the park, and less abundant on the edges where they come into contact with people (Anon., 2002c, Anon., 2003b; O Brien et al., 2003). Evidence of Tiger poaching collected during this period led to the formation of two Tiger Protection Units in The four person teams have members from the Indonesian Department of Forestry (PHKA) as well as staff from local NGOs and are overseen by WCS. One of the TPUs carries out regular anti-poaching patrols in the park; the other works inside and outside the park on intelligence and investigation. During 2002, the patrolling team spent 169 days in the field and covered approximately 690 km, removing a number of Tiger snares. The intelligence team focused on the southern part of the park and carried out 11 operations in 279 days (Anon., 2003b). In January 2003, WCS helped set up a Wildlife Crime Unit for Lampung province to identify arrest and prosecute illegal wildlife traders (Anon., 2003c). D. Berbak National Park Berbak s protection status was changed from Game Reserve to National Park in Although it gained more protection, its area shrank from 2447 to 1716 km 2. Located on the east coat of Sumatra, the landscape in Berbak is generally flat and sloping with altitudes ranging from sea level to 12.5 m. Berbak is an internationally significant RAMSAR wetland. It contains the largest peat swamp conservation forest in Asia, and much of the forest is flooded for up to nine months of the year. Tilson et al. (1994) considered Berbak to have the best habitat for Tigers in Sumatra; but others consider peat swamp to be poor habitat for the large mammals which are the Tiger s primary prey species (Seidensticker, 1986; Santiapillai and Ramono, 1985). Illegal logging and cultivation on the borders of the park have led to large-scale fires within its boundaries, especially in 1997, when four people were killed by Tigers leaving the park (Anon., 1997). In a 2002 news report, the Head of the local branch of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Agus Priambudi said that illegal logging was gradually destroying the park. The interview took place after a Tiger killed two men in a logging concession adjacent to Berbak (Anon., 2002d). 8
18 Tiger population: The Sumatran Tiger PHVA workshop estimated the Berbak Tiger population at approximately 50 (Faust and Tilson, 1994). Santiapillai and Ramono (1985) considered Berbak to be an important reserve with a significant Tiger population. To date there has been little Tiger research effort in Berbak. Tiger conservation: The Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program (STCP), which works in Way Kambas and Bukit Tigapuluh National Parks, plans to help develop future Tiger conservation project activities in Berbak. GIS analysis of satellite imagery has identified a possible habitat corridor which would link Berbak and Bukit Tigapuluh National Parks and provide connectivity for the two Tiger populations (Nyhus et al., 2000). E. Way Kambas National Park Way Kambas National Park (1300 km 2 ) is located in Lampung province on the southeast coast of Sumatra. As a result of the Indonesian government s transmigration program, which moved tens of thousands of villagers from other islands to Sumatra, Lampung province is now one of Sumatra s most densely populated regions. More than half a million people live near the park s borders (Nyhus et al., 1999). Way Kambas was first declared a nature reserve in 1937 and its protection status was upgraded to national park status in However, the area has been extensively logged during the last 30 years, and is now comprised primarily of lowland secondary forest and grassland. Because of its history of disturbance, Tiger researchers consider it a representative model for much of the potential Tiger habitat remaining in Sumatra (Franklin et al., 1999). Tiger population: Based on extensive camera trapping and extrapolation of densities in , Franklin et al. (1999) estimated the Way Kambas population at 36 resident adult Tigers. They identified 21 individual Tigers in their study site in the centre of the park, comprising just 12% of the park s total area. Tiger conservation: The STCP is a collaborative conservation effort between the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA), The Tiger Foundation (Canada) and the Sumatran Tiger Trust (UK). The STCP has been working in Way Kambas since A detailed study of Tiger status and ecology has been carried out using camera traps (Franklin et al., 1999). These camera traps turned up surprising evidence of a Sumatran Rhino population in the park, and Rhino Protection Unit anti-poaching teams were established in 1996, with a current total of seven RPUs. However, Tigers and rhinos favour different habitats within the park, so two four-member Tiger Protection Units were formed in Team members are from local communities, the PHKA and the STCP (Franklin et al., 2003). F. Bukit Tigapuluh National Park Bukit Tigapuluh National Park is located near to Kerinci Seblat National Park and is included in the Kerinci Seblat Tiger Conservation Unit (Table 1). It was officially declared a national park in This park covers approximately 1290 km 2 and contains montane forest as well as a large and significant area of lowland rainforest. Parts of the park were formerly logged over and are now being regenerated and a remnant 300 km 2 of primary forest remains (Pratje, 1998). Illegal logging and loss of habitat is a severe threat in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park. Weak enforcement and poor boundary demarcation have resulted in significant timber losses within the park (Anon., 2003d). There is also pressure to convert 9
19 more land to agriculture, and there are several settlements located inside the park boundaries (Pratje, 1998). Logging roads leading into the park have fragmented much of the forest and make the park vulnerable to further encroachment and destruction. However, there is a strong advocacy movement to establish a buffer zone around the park, and the Indonesian government is considering implementation of increased protection for remaining forestland surrounding the park (Anon., 2003d). Tiger population: The STCP has begun carrying out camera trap surveys in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park. Preliminary analysis has produced photographic capture rates for Tigers similar to those in Way Kambas National Park, which is approximately the same size, suggesting that the Tiger populations may be equivalent (Anon., 2003d). Tiger conservation: As in Kerinci Seblat, the main threat to Tigers in Bukit Tigapuluh is poaching. As discussed later in this report, levels of Tiger hunting have been high in this area for decades. In 2003, the STCP began establishing Tiger Protection Units, with a total of 6-8 planned. Members of the team are recruited from PHKA and local communities bordering the park and given intensive training. In 2003, the TPUs patrolled for 104 days, covering 700 km by motorcycle and foot (Anon., 2003d). Table 2 summarizes Tiger status and conservation in the six major national parks of Sumatra. Table 2 Tiger status and conservation in the six major national parks of Sumatra. National Year Area (km 2 ) Tiger Density TCU level 9 Tiger Anti- Park Establ. population* tiger/100 km 2 ) poaching Kerinci ,846 14, ? 1 I I Seblat Gunung , I 10 Gunung RPUs , I 10 RPUs 11 Leuser Bukit , Bukit , I 2 7 I 2 12 Barisan Barisan Selatan Selatan Berbak ,716 50? 4 II Way Kambas 1989 Berbak ,716 1, ? II II 3 13 Way Bukit Kambas Tigapaluh , , ? 6 II I Bukit ,290 36? 6 I 2 14 References: *? = population is an estimate not based on Tiger data specific to the area. 1. Faust and Tilson, 1994, Hartana and Martyr, Griffiths, 1992, 1993; Faust and Tilson, O Brien et al., Faust and Tilson, Franklin et al., Anon., 2003d based on camera trap encounter rates being similar to Way Kambas, which is of equivalent area. 7. O Brien et al., Franklin et al., Wikramanayake et al., 1998 (see Table 1 for Tiger Conservation Unit level description. 10. Hartana and Martyr, Rhino Protection Unit: Anon., Anon., 2003b. 13. Franklin et al., Anon, 2003d 10
20 1.2. Background on trade in Sumatran Tiger parts and products As throughout much of Tiger range, historical records from the previous two centuries point to the skin as the most valued part of a Tiger from Sumatra. The value of a skin from Sumatra in the early 1930s was reported as Dutch florins (Treep, 1973). By the 1970s, the price of a Sumatran Tiger skin was quoted as USD$1,000, and by the mid 1980s Santiapillai and Ramono (1985) found the retail value of a Sumatran Tiger skin had risen to US$3,000. None of these sources mention Tiger bone as a valuable commodity, although Treep (1973) noted that the Chinese especially valued some parts of the Tiger as magic medicines. But in 1990 the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group issued an alarm call, linking reports of intensive poaching in India and Nepal, the Tiger s South Asian stronghold, with market demand for Tiger bone in traditional Asian medicine (Jackson, 1990). Shortly thereafter, Mills (1993) pointed to Sumatra as among the world s largest sources of Tiger bone in international trade, after she found Customs records in South Korea showing extensive imports of Tiger bone from Indonesia dating back to the mid-1970s. Indonesia, however, has not recorded any official exports of Tiger bone since it joined CITES in This section analyzes the historical international trade in Tiger bone from Indonesia, and provides detailed background on domestic trade in Sumatra. The discussion is divided into two main categories and six sub-categories: A) International trade I. Export of Tiger skins and bones for international markets. II.Importation of manufactured or processed medicines that contain Tiger bone. III. Markets predominately catering to international workers and tourists for custom designed gold pendants using Tiger teeth and claws. B) Domestic trade IV. Traditional Asian Medicine/magic practiced throughout Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia uses Tiger derivatives as ingredients for prescriptions or as amulets to ward off evil spirits Credit: FFI-Indonesia Sumatran Tiger skin from a dealer in Kerinci. V. Domestic trade in Tiger skins and stuffed Tigers appears to be a highly specialized market with police, army and business men as the primary con sumers. VI. Finally there appears to be a minority of individuals selling live Tigers to zoos and private collections locally and possibly internationally 11
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Over the past two decades, there has been a significant evolution in the methodology of clinical trials, specifically as it applies to the use of medical imaging as a surrogate endpoint or biomarker. While the use of medical imaging has now garnered mainstream acceptance in clinical-trial arenas to make trials more effective and accurate, the actual use of imaging in trials remains in its infancy.
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