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- Researchers identified 27 Sumatran tigers in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia, using infrared camera traps, about three times prior counts.
- The rise follows effective conservation, habitat protection, and prey availability.
- The Leuser Ecosystem is the largest contiguous tiger habitat in Sumatra and is well-patrolled.
- The study stresses multi-year monitoring for tiger demographics and conservation planning, with findings published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.
