Rare birth of endangered Sumatran rhino sparks hope for conservation efforts
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- 14 Apr 2022
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A rare Sumatran rhino was born at an Indonesian sanctuary in a win for the extremely endangered species, environmental officials said.
The newborn Sumatran rhino’s mother, named Rosa, gave birth to the female calf in captivity at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary located in Way Kambas National Park in the Lampung Province on March 24, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment.
A highly endangered species, the World Wildlife Fund says only about 80 Sumatran rhinos are left. Once found across Southeast Asia, today the remaining population exists in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Borneo islands.
The rare birth has brought the total number of Sumatran rhinos in the sanctuary to eight and sparked hope for the species.
“The birth of the Sumatran rhino is good news amid the efforts of the Indonesian government and partners to increase the Sumatran rhino population,” Wiratno, the director general of conservation at the environment ministry, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said in a statement.
Sumatran rhinos have long been in jeopardy due to poaching and habitat destruction. Read More...
