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Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species. The suspects are part of a ...
Today, you can only find Javan rhinos in one place on Earth, the Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia. Over Around 2,000 years ago, they were still common in many parts of China.
A rhinoceros at a German wildlife park attacked a zookeeper's car Sunday, flipping over the vehicle with the man trapped inside.. The incident, which occurred at Serengeti Park in the German town ...
Javan rhinos are smaller than the Indian rhinoceros, and are close in size to the black rhinoceros. They are the largest animal in Java and the second-largest animal in Indonesia after the Asian elephant. The length of Javan rhinos including their head is 2 to 4 m (6.6 to 13.1 ft), and they can reach a height of 1.4–1.7 m (4.6–5.6 ft).
Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos remain, primarily on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. The population of Javan rhinos numbers only around 65-68 animals. Over the past 10 years, however, losses of Sumatran and Javan rhino have been nearly eliminated in Indonesia through intensive anti-poaching and intelligence activities by IRF-funded Rhino Protection ...
As with many other species, the two main factors in the decline of the Vietnamese Javan rhinoceros populations has been loss of habitat combined with over-hunting. Poaching for horns, a problem that affects all rhino species. The horns have been a traded commodity for more than 2,000 years in China, where they are believed to have healing ...
Rhinoceros sondaicus: Javan rhino Mammal (rhino) Ujung Kulon National Park, Java, Indonesia < 100 hunting for traditional medicine; small population size; Rhinopithecus avunculus: Tonkin snub-nosed monkey Mammal (primate) Northeastern Vietnam < 200 habitat loss; hunting; Rhizanthella gardneri: West Australian underground orchid Plant (orchid)
The forests have degraded by conversion of the low areas to agriculture, and by logging. National parks protect some of the last remaining untouched rain forest. A number of endangered mammals are found in the ecoregion, including the Javan rhinoceros, the silvery gibbon, and the Javan surili. [2] [3] [1] [4]