Ragunan Zoo Sumatran rhinoceros in Ragunan Zoo

[Salt Merchant]

In the late 1980's to the 1990's, Ragunan Zoo kept a pair of Sumatran rhinoceros named Jalu, a male that arrived on 24 May 1986, and Dusun, a female that arrived on 25 April 1987. Not sure if they were sent back to their native area or they died.

The images of the pair that I can found on the internet:
RRC: Jakarta 1990
RRC: Jakarta 1990
Demi Selamatkan Badak Sumatera, Para Pakar Upayakan Perkawinan Antar-Saudara Kandung
sumatran rhinos the ragunan zoo indonesian

 

[Chlidonias]

Jalu died at Ragunan in June 1994. Originally captured in Sumatra.

Dusun died at Way Kambas in February 2001. Originally captured in Malaysia, and went from Melaka Zoo to Ragunan.

 

[CGSwans]

- saw thread title
- mentally prepared to book flights to Jakarta as soon as possible
- damn it
- cancelled mental preparations to book flights to Jakarta

 

[Salt Merchant]

- saw thread title
- mentally prepared to book flights to Jakarta as soon as possible
- damn it
- cancelled mental preparations to book flights to Jakarta

This kinda reminds me of this pic

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

It is a shame the program went international, did not take in the experience achieved at Port Lympne Zoo with the first overseas pairings and ultimately - admittedly ground-breaking research at Cincinnati Zoo - led to all Sumatran rhino able to travel retransfer to Indonesia.

I am not saying we have wasted those years, no it was probably integral that a zoo community came on board to provide financial back up and support for in fundamental situ conservation and capacity building.

We are now down to 60-80 Sumatran rhino globally from estimated 400-600 a decade or more ago. It is 10 past 12 now ...., and time is ticking! We need that break-through in population stabilisation and growth and effective protection for some of the last areas where Sumatran rhino do exist.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Or the experience in some of the Indonesian zoo consortium zoos'!

 

[Salt Merchant]

Aside from the Sumatran, Ragunan also keep an white rhinoceros in the 1990s.
RRC: Jakarta 1990

Taman Safari Bogor also keep an Sumatran rhinoceros in the 1990s too.
RRC: Bogor 1995

No idea about their origin and what happened to both individuals.

 

[Tim May]

Aside from the Sumatran, Ragunan also keep an white rhinoceros in the 1990s.

Rookmaaker's book on captive rhinos (1998) lists three white rhinos at Ragunan Zoo

1. Male arrived 2nd August 1976
2. Female arrived 2nd August 1976
3. Female arrived 15th November 1995

Taman Safari Bogor also keep an Sumatran rhinoceros in the 1990s too.

Rookmaaker's book on captive rhinos (1998) lists three Sumatran rhinos at Taman Safari during the 1990s:-

1. Female "Dalu"; arrived 30th November 1988; died 27th July 1993 (caught 8th July 1998)
2. Male "Romi"; arrived 2nd September 1991 (caught 18th April 1991)
3. Female "Bina"; arrived 2nd September 1991 (caught 17th May 1991)