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Story behind extinction of Sabah rhinos | Daily Express Online - Sabah s Leading News Portal

AS NOTED by Tuan Roland Nuin (Deputy Director of Sabah Wildlife Department) , after the deaths of rhinos Tam and Iman in 2019, the national Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources requested that my NGO, Borneo Rhino Alliance, or Bora, write a book to explain the background leading to the first extinction of a mammal species in Malaysia.  This was after years of effort to protect the species in the wild and following decades-long efforts to form a captive breeding programme.  I am fortunate to have quite a long background involvement with this rhino species, starting in the 1970s, in both Malaysia and Indonesia.  I spent much time between 1980 and 1986 surveying for the species in eastern Sabah.  The book outlines many aspects of this rhino.  Today I choose just a few points that I feel are most significant.  The real reasons   So why did this rhino species go extinct in Malaysia?  Let me tell you upfront, the extinction has little to d

New estimate of less than 50 Sumatran rhinos shows perilous population drop

The world’s most endangered large mammal is in even worse shape than previously reported, according to a new population estimate. For years, officials and experts have said there were “fewer than 80” Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) left in the wild. This figure has been used both by the Indonesian government and Sumatran Rhino Rescue, a […]

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