Fragmented habitat makes it hard for Sumatran rhinos to procreate and thrive. National Geographic is supporting a conservation effort that may help. ByLauren E. James This story appears in the ...
Sumatran rhinos are critically endangered. With 30 or fewer in the wild today, just how much longer the amazing creature will be able to survive is uncertain. This is why IVF technology is being ...
The rhino's new home is envisioned as the second Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. “This is a race against time for rhino conservation. Providing a safe home is the only hope for the the survival ...
as genetic diversity is a key to the species' long-term survival, there aren't many, if any, other options. The only other male Sumatran rhino in captivity is another brother of Suci, says the ...
Scientists have decoded the genome of the Sumatran rhinoceros - one of the most threatened mammals on Earth. Its genetic blueprint shows that populations have been in decline for a very long time.
The Sumatran rhino is down to fewer than 100 animals, including this female, Rosa The future of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino has been struck a blow, with the death of Malaysia's last male.
and conservationists estimate that only about 30 to 80 Sumatran rhinos survive, mostly on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on the Indonesian side of Borneo. Their isolation, caused by habitat ...
we could lose the Sumatran rhino in our lifetime,” said Jon Paul Rodriguez, Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission. It is believed that no more than 80 ...
JAKARTA--A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a ...
Only about 70 reside in the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. But the Sumatran rhino, the wooly rhino’s closest ...
Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the rhino species and are the only Asian rhino to have two horns. They are one of the most threatened species in the world due to poaching and habitat loss.
A portrait of a male Sumatran rhino calf born on Saturday, November 25, 2023. The Sumatran rhino calf was born from a mother named Delilah in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of Way Kambas National Park ...