Indonesia’s Javan Rhino Population May Hold Only Four Females

It is barely a week since the extinction of the Javan rhino subspecies (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) was confirmed, and already there is troubling news about the remaining Javan rhinos.

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Indonesia, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, Ujung Kulon

3 Jun 10

Second Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Found Dead

Tweet A second critically endangered Javan rhino carcass has been discovered – this time in Indonesia. The world’s most threatened large mammal species, the Javan rhino, has suffered a second devastating loss: A carcass was discovered last week in Indonesia’s remote Ujung Kulon National Park. Last month, one of just a handful of Vietnam’s [...]

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Tagged Asia, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, habitat loss, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Ujung Kulon, Vietnam

23 Feb 10

Javan Rhino Habitat Expansion Plans Moving Forward in Ujung Kulon

Tweet Critically endangered Javan rhinos living in Ujung Kulon National Park will soon have more room to roam – and hopefully, breed. Plans to establish a second habitat for Ujung Kulon’s Javan rhinos are moving forward, and rhino experts are hopeful that the increased area will entice these shy creatures to increase their numbers by [...]

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Javan Rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Asian rhino, Chinese, critically endangered species, Gunung Honje, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Sumatran Rhino, superstition, Ujung Kulon

4 Aug 09

Second Habitat to Be Established for Critically Endangered Javan Rhinos

Tweet The last population of approximately 50 Javan Rhinos in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park is to be divided into two groups in hopes of encouraging them to breed. There is just one population of about 50 Javan Rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) still surviving in Ujung Kulon NP, and experts believe the numbers will increase if [...]