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The Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia, scientists say | The Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia, scientists say |
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is now extinct in the wild of Malaysia. | The Sumatran rhinoceros is now extinct in the wild of Malaysia. |
Apart from two females captured in 2011 and 2014 for captive breeding programs, Malaysia has not seen a Sumatran rhinoceros in the wild since 2007, Discovery News reports. | Apart from two females captured in 2011 and 2014 for captive breeding programs, Malaysia has not seen a Sumatran rhinoceros in the wild since 2007, Discovery News reports. |
Writing in the conservation journal Oryx, researchers said poaching and habitat loss are the reasons behind the decline in the rhino’s population. | Writing in the conservation journal Oryx, researchers said poaching and habitat loss are the reasons behind the decline in the rhino’s population. |
The rhinos are described by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) as the smallest of all rhinos - and it is the only Asian rhino with two horns. Their horns are believed to have medicinal values in Central Asia. | The rhinos are described by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) as the smallest of all rhinos - and it is the only Asian rhino with two horns. Their horns are believed to have medicinal values in Central Asia. |
Researchers have made a number of suggestions to protect the remaining number of Sumatran rhinos, thought to number about 100 in the wild in Indonesia and nine in captivity. | Researchers have made a number of suggestions to protect the remaining number of Sumatran rhinos, thought to number about 100 in the wild in Indonesia and nine in captivity. |
“It is vital for the survival of the species that all remaining Sumatran rhinos are viewed as a metapopulation, meaning that all are managed in a single program across national and international borders in order to maximize overall birth rate. This includes the individuals currently held in captivity,” lead author Rasmus Gren Havmøller said in a statement. | “It is vital for the survival of the species that all remaining Sumatran rhinos are viewed as a metapopulation, meaning that all are managed in a single program across national and international borders in order to maximize overall birth rate. This includes the individuals currently held in captivity,” lead author Rasmus Gren Havmøller said in a statement. |
Last month, it emerged there are only four northern white rhinoceros left alive in the world after the death of one of the critically endangered animals at a zoo. | Last month, it emerged there are only four northern white rhinoceros left alive in the world after the death of one of the critically endangered animals at a zoo. |