Rare Sumatran rhino, once believed to be extinct, dies just weeks after being discovered
A rare Sumatran rhinoceros has died in Indonesia, less than a month after its discovery and capture were hailed as an enormous conservation success for a species long believed to be extinct in the region.
The female rhino died from a leg infection, Indonesian environment officials told Agence France-Presse. On Wednesday, the World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia’s conservation director, Arnold Sitompul, said that although the death was still being investigated, it appeared the infection was “severe,” and may have been “caused by snares from an earlier poaching event.”
“This demonstrates the threats faced by the Sumatran rhino and underscores why we need to continue our efforts with the strong support of the government and other experts to save the remaining population of Sumatran rhinos in the area,” Sitompul said.
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A rare Sumatran rhinoceros has died in Indonesia, less than a month after its discovery and capture were hailed as an enormous conservation success for a species long believed to be extinct in the region.
The female rhino died from a leg infection, Indonesian environment officials told Agence France-Presse. On Wednesday, the World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia’s conservation director, Arnold Sitompul, said that although the death was still being investigated, it appeared the infection was “severe,” and may have been “caused by snares from an earlier poaching event.”
“This demonstrates the threats faced by the Sumatran rhino and underscores why we need to continue our efforts with the strong support of the government and other experts to save the remaining population of Sumatran rhinos in the area,” Sitompul said.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...tinct-dies-just-weeks-after-being-discovered/
