On March 30, CNN reported that the Sumatran rhino cubs It’s very rare to open your eyes in a cage. at the wildlife sanctuary in indonesia It is a victory for conservation efforts to save critically endangered species from extinction.
Indonesia’s environment ministry said Sumatran rhino cub The female was born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Waycumbus National Park. in Lampung province of Sumatra on March 24
The Sumatran rhino is the smallest rhinoceros species in the world. It once flourished throughout Southeast Asia. But now found in a small group on the island of Sumatra northern indonesia and the Indonesian island of Borneo.
The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) report says there are fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos left. Earlier in 2019, Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhino died at a Borneo rhino sanctuary, and in 2015 the Sumatran rhino was sanctioned. declared extinct in Malaysia But the death of a female rhino named Iman means that the Sumatran rhino is pre-extinct.
Birth of Sumatran Rhino Cubs in Indonesia last week This brings the number of Sumatran rhinos at the sanctuary to 8.
The IRF stated that Getting pregnant with a rhino is not an easy process. A Sumatran rhino named Rosa has lost eight cubs after several previous pregnancies. A Sumatran rhino named Andatu is the first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in Indonesia.
Cage Breeding Program at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary which the IRF helped create It is the only place in India for Sumatran rhinos to breed naturally with the support of technology and expert cooperation.
The project aims to preserve the survival of Sumatran rhinos by increasing the number of rhinos to bring them back into the wild one day.
Nina Fassione, IRF Executive Director, said: “Rosa’s pregnancy represents new hope for this critically endangered species. It is a crucial opportunity for critically threatened species. We share the excitement of this baby rhino’s birth with the world!”
Several factors have contributed to the decline in the rhino population. The first factor was the poaching of poachers. which is a mixture of traditional Asian medicine The second factor is the fragmentation of habitats and human encroachment on the environment. This makes rhinos unable to group and mate.
The IRF stated that if no intervention The Sumatran rhino will be extinct in the next few decades. International rhino experts and the Indonesian government decided to move the rhino to a captive breeding program as the only way to keep the Sumatran rhino.
Birth of Sumatran Rhino Cubs The latest comes after the birth of five critically endangered Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park in 2021.
There are now only 5 species of rhinoceros left in the world. All are threatened Some subspecies are extinct. The western black rhino, which is native to West Africa, was declared extinct in 2013 due to poaching. The last male northern white rhino dies in 2020.
