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Javan Rhino Protection Moves Forward, Electric Fence Installed Around New Sanctuary

The new Javan rhino sanctuary next to Ujung Kulon National Park now has an electric fence.

The plan to develop a second habitat for critically endangered Javan rhinos has made significant progress this week with the installation of an electric fence around the new sanctuary and breeding area.

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Second Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Found Dead

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 Javan rhinos was [...]

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Javan Rhino Habitat Expansion Plans Moving Forward in Ujung Kulon

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 2015.
The current [...]

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Second Habitat to Be Established for Critically Endangered Javan Rhinos

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 a second [...]

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