Extinct Javan tigers, which disappeared almost 50 years ago, could still be alive, researchers have claimed. And while their research has come under significant scientific scrutiny, there appears to ...

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 ...

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Park rangers in Java photographed a big cat that resembled the Javan tiger which was officially declared extinct in 2003. The finding prompted authorities and NGO in Indonesia to deploy an ...

JAKARTA, March 26 (Reuters) - With camera traps and extensive DNA sweeps, Indonesian conservationists are hoping to find more evidence that the Javan tiger, a species declared extinct, actually still ...

The Javan tiger was declared extinct in 2008, but new evidence indicates it may not be extinct after all. Photo from Anni Denkova, UnSplash The forests of Java, an island in Indonesia, were once ...