The forests of Java, an island in Indonesia, were once heavily populated by the eponymous Java tiger, a subspecies of Sumatran tiger. But, as a result of hunting and habitat loss, the cats began to ...

A March study shows that an apex predator thought to be extinct since the 1980s may still be prowling the Indonesian island of Java. The paper examined a single hair found following a potential ...

#4 Javan Tiger - Extinct 2008 The Javan tiger, a specific population known as Panthera tigris sondaica, was once commonly found on the Indonesian island of Java, particularly during the 1800s. It was ...

Image credits: KKPCW #5 Javan Tiger - Extinct 2008 The Javan tiger, a specific population known as Panthera tigris sondaica, was once commonly found on the Indonesian island of Java, particularly ...