Jakarta, Aug. 4 -- The Forestry Ministry, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, has conducted monitoring efforts that recorded the presence of 42 Sumatran tigers ( Panthera tigris sumatrae ) in their Bengkulu habitat.

Head of the Bengkulu-Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Himawan Sasongko, stated on Monday that joint monitoring with conservation partners-using camera traps and field patrols from 2020 to 2025-identified 42 individual tigers across three main landscapes.

"These results indicate that the Seblat area remains an important habitat for Sumatran tigers and other wildlife that help maintain ecosystem balance," he said.

During a survey in the Seblat area from March to May 2025, the team captured 1,860...