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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.
There are as few as 1,000 of this highly intelligent dolphin from the Chinese river of Yangtze.
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There are around 200-300 left in the wild.
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There are only around 30 left, exclusively in the Russian Far East.
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Improving numbers, but with fewer than 5,000 left in central Africa, it is critically endangered.
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Mostly threatened by wildlife trade; their shells highly valued.
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The most threatened rhino species - there are as few as 35 in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.
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Having lost many of its habitable beaches, and impacted by fishing operations, this seaturtle is considered by WWF to be 'critically endangered'.
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It is believed to be 'functionally extinct', with none of the species left in the wild.
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There are between 2,400 - 2,800 of this elephant native to Borneo and Sumatra.
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There are an est. 7,300 but the gradual deforestation of their Sumatran habitat may threaten further.
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“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.