Sumatran rhino

Muchas de estas especies están ya en peligro crítico. ¿Qué hacer?

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On the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo, fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos are all that’s left of this critically endangered species. Tremendous conservation efforts are striving to keep these charismatic mammals from being lost forever. But as the species teeters on the brink of extinction, new research suggests their absence throughout much of their […]

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“Happy #WorldRhinoDay! Meet our offices' adopted baby rhino: Andatu! Learn about the cause: http://t.co/5mD5kIy09e”

The male rhino calf, named Chutti, was born on Nov. 27, to a first-time mother in the Safari Park’s Asian Plains exhibit. The mother nursed and cared for her newborn for almost two weeks, but keepers realized he wasn’t gaining weight as he should. To provide the calf with the optimal care to thrive, he was brought to the Safari Park’s animal care center where he is being hand-raised.

I do not own this photo; Ratu resides at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas, Sumatra.

Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) CRITICALLY ENDANGERED This two-horned rhino is the smallest and most endangered of the five living rhinoceros species.

Critically Endangered Just over 5,000 individuals in the wild – Population slowly increasing Black rhinos remain victims of heavy and sophisticated poaching activity, particularly in South Africa, yet their numbers continue to slowly increase despite this ongoing threat. Normal reproduction appears to have offset mortality to some degree and populations across the species’ range have actually remained relatively stable or even increased thanks to staunch anti-poaching efforts. Presently, the…