Recall of the Wild

For the first time Indonesia is using GPS to monitor the movement of Sumatran tigers.

September 30, 2008

FOR a month now Pangeran has been enjoying his new habitat. His territory is vast. Food abounds. And he is not there alone. Agam, his friend, stays there, too. Pangeran occupies the eastern part of the area while Agam, the western part.

Pangeran and Agam are also monitored in a special way. Their movement is monitored every hour. A Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument always makes a report about where they go. “They seem to feel at home

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