As the Sumatran rhino edges closer to extinction, aggressive interventions have stalled. Even ongoing efforts like ranger protection have been undercut by lack of government support.As of May, conservation groups are united in their calls to ramp up captive-breeding efforts in Indonesia, but the government has not yet responded.Frustrated conservationists cite bureaucracy, risk aversion, opaque and arbitrary decisions, and territorial squabbling as barriers to progress — but remain hopeful the government will act in time. This is the final article in our four-part series “Is Anyone Going to Save the Sumatran Rhino?” Part One, looked at how many rhinos remain in the wild and Part Two focused on Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and the Rhino Protection Units. Part Three explored the debate over captive breeding versus protecting rhinos in the wild. WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia — At 16 months, Delilah is growing fast. So fast, in fact, it’s difficult to tell her apart from her mother, Ratu, to whom she closely sticks. Delilah is slightly smaller than her mom, has stubbier horns and a bit more of a baby face. Other than that, the two are practically twins as they eat their morning breakfast. Delilah was ceremoniously named by Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo; but if ever the Sumatran rhino needed attention from the president and government, it’s now. Yet while I was visiting some of the last survivors of this species in Indonesia, the government was not talking about their nearly extinct rhino, but about pandas. “People in the government are still busy with the panda … Everyone is so excited about that,” Wulan Pusparini, a scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, told me over coffee. The exciting pandas would arrive a few weeks after I left Indonesia, but the nation was already abuzz about the new exhibit being set up in their honor, which Jokowi was set to inaugurate alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping. The giant panda, a species not native to Indonesia and considered on the upswing, was receiving far more media attention than the Sumatran rhino, which is hanging on by a frayed thread. So was saving the latter urgent for the government? “Of course not,” Wulan said. “Conservation is not a priority [for the Indonesian government].”