PETALING JAYA: Rhino conservationists have much to smile about – tracks of a baby rhino have been spotted in the heart of Borneo by a group of rangers.
“This finding suggests a healthy growing population of rhinos in the wild ... it is reason to celebrate,” said SOS Rhino in a statement.
“The sightings of the tracks of the baby rhino proves that there is hope once again for this once dwindling species to return from the brink of extinction.”
SOS Rhino is a non-profit international organisation committed to the conservation of the Sumatran Rhino, and has been assisting the Sabah government in the cause since 1998.
“The rare sighting happened when rangers from the Rhino Patrol Unit were trailing rhinos that had wandered away from the protection of the reserve and into a local palm oil plantation,” the statement said.
“As the rangers followed the animals, they gathered information on what they ate and their activities. During this research, they found the tracks of a baby rhino.”
They added that the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest of the five species of rhinos left in the world.
It is also the only rhino species found in Malaysia.
“Arguably the most endangered of all five species, the Sumatran Rhino faces a bleak future, as unlike other rhinos, their biggest problem is that pockets of rhinos on reserves are too small and too far apart to create a productive population,” the statement added.
For more information, check SOS Rhino’s website at www.sosrhino.org
“This finding suggests a healthy growing population of rhinos in the wild ... it is reason to celebrate,” said SOS Rhino in a statement.
“The sightings of the tracks of the baby rhino proves that there is hope once again for this once dwindling species to return from the brink of extinction.”
SOS Rhino is a non-profit international organisation committed to the conservation of the Sumatran Rhino, and has been assisting the Sabah government in the cause since 1998.
“The rare sighting happened when rangers from the Rhino Patrol Unit were trailing rhinos that had wandered away from the protection of the reserve and into a local palm oil plantation,” the statement said.
“As the rangers followed the animals, they gathered information on what they ate and their activities. During this research, they found the tracks of a baby rhino.”
They added that the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest of the five species of rhinos left in the world.
It is also the only rhino species found in Malaysia.
“Arguably the most endangered of all five species, the Sumatran Rhino faces a bleak future, as unlike other rhinos, their biggest problem is that pockets of rhinos on reserves are too small and too far apart to create a productive population,” the statement added.
For more information, check SOS Rhino’s website at www.sosrhino.org
Source: The Star
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