REPUBLIKA KIDS -- Hello Kids.... The existence of the Javan tiger is still mysterious. Even though Javan tigers were officially declared extinct in 1980, many people believe they still exist.

Javanese tiger researcher, Didik Raharyono, reportedly continues to collect evidence that the Javan tiger has not become extinct, even though the status of this animal has been announced since the 1980s. Activists from the Javanese Carnivore Care Organization (PKJ) continue to fight to prove that Javanese tigers are not extinct.

Didik is reported to have carried out independent research to collect this evidence, namely by exploring forests on the island of Java and national parks. The environmental activist who currently lives in Kuningan Regency is still fighting to find this large carnivore, which is a subspecies of the Sunda tiger.

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The Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) has been scientifically declared extinct since the 1980s. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Natural Resources Red List state its status is "extinct".

Unfortunately, Indonesian wildlife conservation activist, Tony Sumampau, doubts the belief of several people that there is still habitat for the Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica). "In my opinion, there is no longer a habitat for tigers to live in national parks, nature reserves, or wildlife reserves that can accommodate Javanese tigers if it is true that Javanese tigers still exist," said Tony, who is also the general coordinator of the Indonesian Wildlife Conservation Forum (Foksi ) in Bogor, West Java, Monday (13/11/2023), as quoted from Republika.

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Tony said that if the opinion of some groups who still believe in the existence of Javanese tigers is correct,