Hope for Rhino

Anew study claims that with better-targeted conservation laws, there is still time to save the critically endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros. The report is based on an analysis of nearly a 6,000-square kilometer area in Sumatra, making it the most extensive study of the elusive, critically endangered mammal to date.

Globally, the population of Sumatran rhinos has plummeted, dropping from an estimated 600 individuals in 1985 to between 90-180 today, mainly due to poaching and deforestation. After being declared extinct in Malaysia last month, the only rhinos left roam in certain pockets of Sumatra, where rampant deforestation is an ongoing threat to their survival.

October 6, 2015