Wild Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia

[prima99]

Indonesia News - Wild Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia

Driven by poaching, the Sumatran rhinoceros is now extinct in the wild in Malaysia, says a study by leading scientists and experts in the field of rhino conservation.

The survival of the Sumatran rhino, earlier found across most of Southeast Asia, now depends on the 100 or fewer remaining individuals in the wild in Indonesia and the nine rhinos in captivity.

Despite intensive survey efforts, there have been no signs of the wild Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia since 2007, apart from two females that were captured for breeding purposes in 2011 and 2014, the researchers noted.

"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 maximise overall birth rate. This includes the individuals currently held in captivity," said lead author Rasmus Gren Havmoller from University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

The researchers believe that intervention like India's project tiger can help save the rhinoceros species.

"The tiger in India was saved from extinction due to the direct intervention of Mrs (Indira) Gandhi, the then prime minister, who set up Project Tiger. A similar high level intervention by President Joko Widodo of Indonesia could help pull the Sumatran rhinos back from the brink" study co-author Christy Williams World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) noted.

The experts pointed to the creation of intensive management zones as a solution; areas with increased protection against poaching, where individual rhinos can be relocated to, in order to increase the number of potential and suitable mating partners.

With a high demand for rhinoceros horns in black markets in Asia, poaching continues to be a significant threat to the species.

The study was published online in Oryx, the International Journal of Conservation

 

[Ryuzaki]

RIP

Indonesia should gift a couple of rhinos to malaysia

 

[prima99]

RIP

Indonesia should gift a couple of rhinos to malaysia

we could, but that won't solve the problem in Malaysia. there's only 100 left of them in Indonesia. we also have the Comodo Dragons and Cendrawasih to take care as well.

 

[Gazi]

we could, but that won't solve the problem in Malaysia. there's only 100 left of them in Indonesia. we also have the Comodo Dragons and Cendrawasih to take care as well.

Wow...So much Biodiversity. I think Malaysia and Indonesia should come together to preserve this Biodiversity before its too late. Working together to save the species like those you mentioned would be not only good for Environment but for tourism as well.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Hard to imagine but true , being kids Tigers and Rhinos were the most common animals we learned about however due to Human neglect these creatures are becoming extinct in world

Humans to blame unfortunately

 

[katarabhumi]

Our Javan Rhino on high alert as well, even more endangered. Report says the number is fewer than Sumatran Rhino. Only 50 - 60 Javan Rhino are known alive today.

 

[prima99]

Wow...So much Biodiversity. I think Malaysia and Indonesia should come together to preserve this Biodiversity before its too late. Working together to save the species like those you mentioned would be not only good for Environment but for tourism as well.

exactly! some nearly extincts animals in Sumatra were fewly distributed in Malaysia as well. the Komodo Dragons treatment is going well. it also comes to Japan some years ago. it's probably the tamest Giant Lizard (you can even raise it as a Pet), yet also the extremely dangerous ones.

last but not least, i bet visitors would love (or would love to not?) to see King of Wasp, Megalara Garuda. the real reincarnation of Lord Beelzebub, the Insectoid Demon. this species was just recently discovered.

 

[Dubious]

There were plans to conserve the area on Borneo - Heart of Borneo project but I guess it kind of lost its fame or something!
Established in 2010, the Heart of Borneo Rainforest Foundation is working hard to protect the biological, ecological, and cultural richness of the rainforests of Borneo.
Our primary focus is the Heart of Borneo Rainforest – the single largest stretch of rainforest left standing in south east Asia, the third largest rainforest on earth, and perhaps the most biodiverse. Half a million indigenous people still rely on this rainforest, as do countless species (known or as yet undiscovered), many of which are unique to the island.

Sadly, over the past half a century, this rainforest which once covered the entire island of Borneo has been ruthlessly, systematically devastated for profit. Species have been forced to extinction, and many more today face that imminent threat if more isn’t done to protect their habitats. The once nomadic or semi-nomadic indigenous peoples of the island, such as the Dayak, Penan, and Iban, have been forced to settle, and watch powerless as the forest that provided for them for centuries is destroyed.

The tri-lateral Heart of Borneo Initiative was signed in 2005 by the three nations that share the island of Borneo: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. This was a historic agreement by three nations to share responsibility for protecting this vanishing ecosystem, focusing on the remaining intact band of forest in the center of the island, straddling the mountains that run from Mt Kinabalu in the North East, down to the Schwaner Range in the South West.

The initiative is not a declaration of an international park, nor is it a statement to conserve the designated area. It is an agreement to sustainably manage the area. In truth, almost the entire area covered by this agreement is licensed as a concession for logging, agriculture (including palm oil), and even mining. The WWF were instrumental in facilitating this agreement, and maintain an office in Singapore (the Heart of Borneo Global Initiative) to support coordination between the three governments.

We established the Heart of Borneo Rainforest Foundation to support the conservation of the rainforests of Borneo, using the Heart of Borneo as an iconic focal point. We are a small, international, innovative team doing big things on the ground, and online. We believe that knowledge is power.

Read more about the way we work
About Us - Heart of Borneo Project - Heart of Borneo Project

WWF - Heart of Borneo (HoB)

Heart of Borneo Project - A Beyond Conservation Initiative Home - Heart of Borneo Project - A Beyond Conservation Initiative

 

[prima99]

There were plans to conserve the area on Borneo - Heart of Borneo project but I guess it kind of lost its fame or something!
Established in 2010, the Heart of Borneo Rainforest Foundation is working hard to protect the biological, ecological, and cultural richness of the rainforests of Borneo.
Our primary focus is the Heart of Borneo Rainforest – the single largest stretch of rainforest left standing in south east Asia, the third largest rainforest on earth, and perhaps the most biodiverse. Half a million indigenous people still rely on this rainforest, as do countless species (known or as yet undiscovered), many of which are unique to the island.

Sadly, over the past half a century, this rainforest which once covered the entire island of Borneo has been ruthlessly, systematically devastated for profit. Species have been forced to extinction, and many more today face that imminent threat if more isn’t done to protect their habitats. The once nomadic or semi-nomadic indigenous peoples of the island, such as the Dayak, Penan, and Iban, have been forced to settle, and watch powerless as the forest that provided for them for centuries is destroyed.

The tri-lateral Heart of Borneo Initiative was signed in 2005 by the three nations that share the island of Borneo: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. This was a historic agreement by three nations to share responsibility for protecting this vanishing ecosystem, focusing on the remaining intact band of forest in the center of the island, straddling the mountains that run from Mt Kinabalu in the North East, down to the Schwaner Range in the South West.

The initiative is not a declaration of an international park, nor is it a statement to conserve the designated area. It is an agreement to sustainably manage the area. In truth, almost the entire area covered by this agreement is licensed as a concession for logging, agriculture (including palm oil), and even mining. The WWF were instrumental in facilitating this agreement, and maintain an office in Singapore (the Heart of Borneo Global Initiative) to support coordination between the three governments.

We established the Heart of Borneo Rainforest Foundation to support the conservation of the rainforests of Borneo, using the Heart of Borneo as an iconic focal point. We are a small, international, innovative team doing big things on the ground, and online. We believe that knowledge is power.

Read more about the way we work
About Us - Heart of Borneo Project - Heart of Borneo Project

WWF - Heart of Borneo (HoB)

Heart of Borneo Project - A Beyond Conservation Initiative Home - Heart of Borneo Project - A Beyond Conservation Initiative

yes the Foundation would help to preserve the natural inhabitants of borneo. don't forget that other main island were also as important as borneo either. i'd prefer to take the nearly extinct animals on a much more safer environment than they're in the wild since we need the are for mining as well. we've been doing quite with the preservation of the Komodo Dragons.

one main problem should be about to discover which animals are endangered because the biodiversity in Indonesia the Biggest in ASEAN as there are lots of species yet to be discovered.

 

[Aepsilons]

Such beautiful animals....

"Yum"

 

[shaheenmissile]

Its Chinese fault. They eat everything under the sun and the rarer the animal the more expensive they buy it to eat. Also some chinese Viagra may have been made from Sumatran Rhino's horn. Many Chinese so called traditional medicines use parts of endangered species.

 

[prima99]

Such beautiful animals....

"Yum"

makes me remember Imouto race with Komodo!

Japan can into fun with Komodos and it did looks so fun!

now what would be happened if it's Matsumoto Hitoshi getting chased by Komodos?

 

[CountStrike]

Ohio Zoo to Send Last Sumatran Rhino in U.S. to Indonesia

Cleveland. The only Sumatran rhinoceros in the United States will be sent to Indonesia so it can have a chance to mate, an Ohio zoo famous for breeding the endangered species said on Tuesday.

Eight-year-old Harapan, one of three Sumatran rhinos born at the Cincinnati Zoo, will move to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary later this year, said Dr. Terri Roth, director of its Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife.

The Cincinnati Zoo has had the only successful captive breeding program in the United States for the small, hairy species believed to number only 100 in the wild and nine in captivity worldwide, according to Roth.

She said the decision to move Harapan was a difficult one, but the zoo could not contribute to efforts to breed the species by hanging onto a lone male.

"For many years we were hopeful we would receive a female," Roth said. "Indonesia has been clear recently that they never plan to send another Sumatran Rhino out of the country again."

Receiving potential mates from Malaysia, the only other country with captive Sumatran rhinos, was not an option, said Roth, since that country only has infertile females.

In 2007, the Cincinnati zoo's firstborn male Sumatran rhino calf, Andalas, was relocated to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary. Last year the only female born at the zoo, Suci, died from disease.

Harapan will remain on exhibit at the zoo as he trains to spend time in a crate for the journey that still awaits an export permit. Roth said it would mostly likely travel by plane, ferry and truck to get to the sanctuary, a trip that took Andalas nearly 60 hours.

Reuters
Sumatran rhinoceros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


another species from Rhino (Java Rhino)

Javan rhinoceros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[70U63]

If i use the same logic, can we blame terrorism (operation freedom) on all Muslim?

Its Chinese fault. They eat everything under the sun and the rarer the animal the more expensive they buy it to eat. Also some chinese Viagra may have been made from Sumatran Rhino's horn. Many Chinese so called traditional medicines use parts of endangered species.

 

[shaheenmissile]

If i use the same logic, can we blame terrorism (operation freedom) on all Muslim?

When did terrorism and Rhino conservation cross paths or nearly same thing?
The only consumers of Rhino horn and many other endangered species partrs are the chines not Musliums?