Happy World Rhino Day!!!!!
This year marks the bicentennial of the Javan Rhino. First described by Anselme Desmarest in 1822 from a specimen originating from Java sent to France's National Museum of Natural History by Alfred Duvaucel and Pierre Medard Diard this species was once the most...
Very good news, two Javan rhino calves have been spotted in Ujung Kulon National Park:
Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species’ last holdout
This apparently brings the total known population of the species to 73 individuals.
The crisis facing rhinos worldwide is often in the forefront of environmental news and global conservation efforts at the moment. Three of the five extant species of rhino are critically endangered and the Northern white rhino subspecies stands on the precipice of extinction.
However, if we...
I think it was discussed before, but recently I was impressed again by horns of some wild rhinos. Not only much longer than in zoos, but also different shape - narrow and pointed. Zoo rhinos have more like thick stumps...
What will happen to the Javan Rhino?
Will it go extinct?
Will they set up a Javan rhino breeding centre?
Will they capture all Javan rhinos and place them in captivity? Which zoos could potentially keep them?
Will they reintroduce rhinos to other are? Where?