A second critically endangered Javan rhino has been found dead in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon Park has lost another of its critically endangered Javan rhinos.
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15 Jun 10
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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, superstition, Vietnam
10 May 10
In a devastating blow to rhino conservation efforts, poachers have killed a critically endangered Javan rhino.
Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam, home to the one of the world’s rarest mammals, is now the site of a heinous environmental crime: The murder of one of the world’s last Javan rhinos for its horn.
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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Javan Rhino, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, superstition, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Javan Rhino, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, superstition, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese
26 Nov 09
Dung-sniffing dogs have confirmed that Javan rhinos are indeed still surviving in Vietnam.
The WWF survey of Vietnam’s Javan rhino population is off to a promising start: Two dung piles and recent footprints!
20 Oct 09
A comprehensive survey to gather genetic data about the last Javan rhino population in Vietnam kicks off in November 2009.
WWF announced earlier this week that a comprehensive survey of Cat Tien’s Javan rhino population will begin next month and continue until April 2010. The purpose of the study is to gather urgently needed genetic data [...]
31 Aug 09
A recent study has revealed that the critically endangered Javan rhino faces even more threats than previously thought.
Today, only around 50 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) remain inside Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park. And, according to the latest study by the Indonesian Rhino Foundation (YABI), now these rhinos can add food shortages, water scarcity, and the [...]
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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, climate change, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, global warming, habitat loss, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, rising sea level, superstition
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21 Jul 09
Inside Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, a rare subspecies of the critically endangered Javan Rhino still survives. Once thought to be extinct, it is estimated that there are only 3 – 5 of these delicate creatures left in the world.
The rhinos in Cat Tien NP have endured ruthless slaughter for their horns and annihilation of [...]
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Tagged Asian rhino, Cat Tien, habitat loss, Javan Rhino, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, Vietnam
28 Dec 08
Four Javan Rhino calves have reportedly been sighted in Ujung Kulon National Park!
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