Sumatran rhino birth is rare good news for species sliding to extinction

The birth, announced Sept. 30, 2023, was the fourth to take place at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary and brings the global captive population of ...

"The birth of this Sumatran rhino is such happy news amid the government's and partners' efforts to increase the population," Wiratno, a ...

A rare Sumatran rhino was born at an Indonesian sanctuary in a win for the extremely endangered species.

A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local ...

A story of hope: a Critically Endangered Sumatran rhino has been born! The calf and her mum are spending their first few days bonding.

The genetic diversity of today's Sumatran rhinos is worryingly low. In fact, it is comparable to the levels of recently extinct mammals like the ...

Sumatran rhino birth is rare good news for a species sliding to extinction: The new birth brings the captive population of the species to 10 ...

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Two Sumatran rhinos feeding in Kenya. In 2015, the species was declared extinct in the wild in mainland Malaysia; in 2019 Malaysian Borneo ...

Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of all rhinos, and are classed as critically endangered. Successful births are to be celebrated, as there are ...

The Sumatran rhino was declared extinct in Malaysia in 2015 but the death of the female, called Iman, meant the species had been completely ...

We've got some positive #ConservationNews to start the week! In a huge boost for the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros, ...

Sumatran rhinos had been thought extinct from Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, and hadn't been physically encountered in the area ...

They posted about a newborn Sumatran rhino, a species that is sliding into extinction and is considered one of the world's most endangered ...

A Sumatran rhino has been born in western Indonesia, officials said Monday, a rare sanctuary birth for the critically endangered animal with ...

A male Sumatran rhino calf was born Nov. · Independent estimates put the species' wild population at no more than 47 individuals, so each new ...

A genetic study of Sumatran rhinoceroses is providing what scientists call “good news” for the critically endangered animal.

Every rhino born at the SRS is critical to the future of this imperiled species. Congratulations to the Government of Indonesia and the skilled ...

... term survival. Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/sumatran-rhino-birth-is-rare-good-news-for-species-sliding-to-extinction/

As with other species, poachers seeking rhino horns caused the decline of Sumatran rhinos. With such a small number remaining, the threat of ...