caption: There are around 600 Sumatran Tigers left in Indonesia. The Sumatran Tiger project has identified several causes of the declining tiger population. These include the booming population and industry expansion encroaching on the tigers' habitat. The second most common cause is illegal poaching. Tigers are hunted for their fur, teeth, and body parts, traded for traditional medicine, amulet, magic, and souvenirs. According to the report Burning Bright: UNDP and GEF in the Tiger Landscape, tigers are top predator. They balance the food chain by controlling populations of species, preventing any one species from dominating the habitat. As an iconic species, tigers are the face of endangered animals in Indonesia, a country with the most number of endangered and extinct species in south-east Asia Assignment for UNDP Indonesia Blog by <PERSON>.