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					<title>Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/javan-rhinos-survive-eruption-in-indonesia-but-single-habitat-leaves-species-vulnerable/</link>
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					<pubDate>11 Sep 2026 01:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Charismatic Animals, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Environment, In-situ Conservation, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Megafauna, Rhinos, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesia’s critically endangered Javan rhinos appear to be safe despite an ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near their last remaining habitat, conservation authorities said. Ardi Andono, head of Ujung Kulon National Park, home to the world’s only wild population of Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), said on Sept. 7 that the rhinos’ habitat had been [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesia’s critically endangered Javan rhinos appear to be safe despite an ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near their last remaining habitat, conservation authorities said. Ardi Andono, head of Ujung Kulon National Park, home to the world’s only wild population of Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), said on Sept. 7 that the rhinos’ habitat had been minimally affected by vibrations and noise from Anak Krakatau, which began erupting on Sept. 4. Mount Anak Krakatau, an active volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, lies about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the park on Java’s southwestern tip, and its recent eruption sent ash across parts of both islands, disrupting air travel and prompting some schools and fishing activities to halt. “The Javan rhinos remained safe and still appear normal,” Ardi told Mongabay in a WhatsApp message, adding that his park rangers continue to stand on guard. A female calf of the Javan rhinoceros with her mother. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The number of Javan rhinos remaining in the wild is disputed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates the current minimum population of Javan rhinos at about 50, a figure used by conservation groups such as Save the Rhino International, while Indonesia’s forestry ministry puts the population at 87 to 100. The government’s figures have previously faced scrutiny after a 2023 investigation by Indonesian environmental group Auriga Nusantara found that rhinos not seen by camera traps for years, including some later&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/javan-rhinos-survive-eruption-in-indonesia-but-single-habitat-leaves-species-vulnerable/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Indonesia’s 1st Javan rhino translocation ends in death, in conservation setback</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesias-1st-javan-rhino-translocation-ends-in-death-in-conservation-setback/</link>
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					<pubDate>16 Dec 2025 05:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Megafauna, Protected Areas, Rainforests, Rhinos, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Conservation officials have announced the death the first Javan rhino ever translocated as part of Indonesia’s conservation program, marking a setback for efforts to protect the critically endangered species. The Ujung Kulon National Park Authority confirmed on Nov. 27 that the male rhino, named Musofa, died at the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area (JRSCA) [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Conservation officials have announced the death the first Javan rhino ever translocated as part of Indonesia’s conservation program, marking a setback for efforts to protect the critically endangered species. The Ujung Kulon National Park Authority confirmed on Nov. 27 that the male rhino, named Musofa, died at the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area (JRSCA) despite intensive veterinary care. Musofa was captured Nov. 3, after entering a pit trap in the Gardu Buruk area of Ujung Kulon National Park as part of a planned genetic-management initiative. After weather and safety assessments, he was moved Nov. 5 to the JRSCA using a military transport vehicle in an operation supported by the Indonesian National Armed Forces and conservation partners. He initially arrived in stable condition and showed early signs of adaptation. However, Musofa’s condition deteriorated Nov. 7, prompting emergency treatment by veterinary teams, and he perished later that afternoon. “All procedures were carried out in accordance with international conservation standards, including simulations, ethical reviews and logistical and security preparedness,” Ardi Andono, head of the park authority, said in a statement. The Javan rhino Musofa in a pit trap on Nov. 3 before translocation. Image courtesy of the Ujung Kulon National Park Authority. Musofa arrived at the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area (JRSCA). Image courtesy of the Ujung Kulon National Park Authority. A necropsy report dated Nov. 8 found that chronic internal illnesses were the underlying cause of death, with experts at IPB University concluding the rhino had long been weakened by&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesias-1st-javan-rhino-translocation-ends-in-death-in-conservation-setback/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311389</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Javan rhino numbers plunge; Sumatran rhinos remain near extinction: Report</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/javan-rhino-numbers-plunge-sumatran-rhinos-remain-near-extinction-report/</link>
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					<pubDate>13 Aug 2025 16:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Extinction, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Rhinos, Sumatran Rhino, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new report by the IUCN finds that two of the world’s most endangered species are still perilously close to extinction. Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) numbers have dropped by a third, from 76 animals to just 50 after local poaching groups allegedly wiped out 26 animals, mostly males. Meanwhile, Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) remain at [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new report by the IUCN finds that two of the world’s most endangered species are still perilously close to extinction. Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) numbers have dropped by a third, from 76 animals to just 50 after local poaching groups allegedly wiped out 26 animals, mostly males. Meanwhile, Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) remain at just 34-47 animals, making them the most threatened rhino, and one of the most imperiled animals, on the planet. The Javan problem Despite the disappointing numbers, Nina Fascione, the executive director of the International Rhino Foundation, says the situation is not hopeless for either species. “Javan rhino numbers have been low before,” Fascione says. In 1967, the first survey showed only 26 animals. Javan rhinos have a single horn and are mostly closer related to the larger, single-horned rhino, the Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis). “Conservationists, the government of Indonesia … have all worked very hard to bring them back. It&#8217;s slow going, and rhinos obviously have a long gestation period, but it has been done before,” Fascione says. “We can do it again.” Javan rhinos, today, are found in a single national park: Ujung Kulon. The population had been steadily, if slowly, rising in recent decades. Until poachers came. Male Javan rhino calf named Luther with his mother in 2020. Image courtesy of Indonesia&#8217;s Ministry of Environment and Forestry. In 2023, rangers in the park discovered missing camera traps, according to the report. “Footage from remaining cameras later showed armed individuals in the park, apparently&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/javan-rhino-numbers-plunge-sumatran-rhinos-remain-near-extinction-report/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304210</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Indonesia convicts trafficking accomplice in a Javan rhino poaching scandal</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indonesia-convicts-trafficking-accomplice-in-a-javan-rhino-poaching-scandal/</link>
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					<pubDate>28 May 2025 05:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Donny Iqbal]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, Forestry, Forests, Governance, Green, In-situ Conservation, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Megafauna, Mongabay investigation, Poaching, Protected Areas, Rainforests, Rhinos, Saving Species From Extinction, Solutions, Tropical Forests, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesia’s highest court has overturned the acquittal of an accused translator who facilitated transactions in the international trade of poached rhino horns. The Supreme Court in Indonesia recently sentenced 72-year-old Liem Hoo Kwan Willy to one year in prison for helping communications between an Indonesian trader and a Chinese buyer in the trafficking of Javan [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesia’s highest court has overturned the acquittal of an accused translator who facilitated transactions in the international trade of poached rhino horns. The Supreme Court in Indonesia recently sentenced 72-year-old Liem Hoo Kwan Willy to one year in prison for helping communications between an Indonesian trader and a Chinese buyer in the trafficking of Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) horns. The ruling is part of a year-long crackdown by Indonesian conservation authorities on international wildlife trade that stemmed from the discovery in 2024 of organized poaching of Javan rhinos in their only habitat, Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten province. The conservation director-general Satyawan Pudyatmoko praised the decision and the prosecutor’s efforts, saying it reinforces Indonesia’s commitment to protecting the Javan rhino by holding all parties in the illegal wildlife trade accountable. Liem Hoo Kwan Willy has been found guilty in an illegal Javan rhino trade. Image by Donny Iqbal/Mongabay-Indonesia. Willy was previously cleared of all charges by Banten’s Pandeglang District Court despite evidence such as phone records and texts linking him to the transactions and renting the Chinese buyer a room in his house. The lead judge on the three-member panel overruled his colleagues, arguing that Willy didn’t profit from facilitating the transactions of the rhino horns. Meanwhile, the same district court in July 2024 convicted and sentenced Yogi Purwadi, the Indonesian trader whom Willy helped with translations, to four and a half years in prison. The court a month earlier had also convicted and sentenced to a record 12 years&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indonesia-convicts-trafficking-accomplice-in-a-javan-rhino-poaching-scandal/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>More alarms over Indonesia rhino poaching after latest trafficking bust</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/</link>
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					<pubDate>05 Sep 2024 13:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Donny IqbalNopri Ismi]]>
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						<![CDATA[Hayat Indriyatno]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, Forestry, Forests, Governance, Green, In-situ Conservation, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Megafauna, Mongabay investigation, Poaching, Politics, Protected Areas, Rainforests, Rhinos, Saving Species From Extinction, Solutions, Sumatran Rhino, Tropical Forests, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[PALEMBANG/PANDEGLANG, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia are investigating possible links between a recent bust of rhino horns for sale and a killing spree of Javan rhinos still being uncovered in court. Police working with agents from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry announced on Aug. 27 the arrest of a 60-year-old man in Palembang, South [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[PALEMBANG/PANDEGLANG, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia are investigating possible links between a recent bust of rhino horns for sale and a killing spree of Javan rhinos still being uncovered in court. Police working with agents from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry announced on Aug. 27 the arrest of a 60-year-old man in Palembang, South Sumatra province, for allegedly attempting to sell eight rhino horns, five tobacco pipes made of elephant ivory, and three pipes made from dugong tusks. The arrest took place on Aug. 23 during a string operation as the suspect, identified only by the initials Z.A., attempted to sell the products. Authorities said they identified four of the rhino horns as belonging to Indonesian species, and the other four from abroad, but didn’t specify which ones. Indonesia is home to two critically endangered rhino species, the Sumatran (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and Javan (Rhinoceros sondaicus), each with a total estimated population of less than 100. “This is a transnational crime,” Rasio Ridho Sani, the environment ministry’s director-general of law enforcement, told reporters. “We continue to strengthen the partnership with international law enforcement agencies, such as the Interpol and UNODC [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime].” Conservation authorities and local police in Palembang, South Sumatra, announced the arrest of a 60-year-old suspect, in the orange vest, for alleged trafficking of eight rhino horns and elephant and dugong ivory. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Rasio said the arrest followed a long investigation by the ministry’s&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286901</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Javan rhino poaching saga reveals serious security lapse</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/</link>
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					<pubDate>02 Aug 2024 12:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Mongabay Indonesia]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[PANDEGLANG/JAKARTA, Indonesia — A recent revelation that up to 26 Javan rhinos may have been poached, out of a total population of 70-odd, has come as a major blow to conservation efforts in Indonesia. The still-unfolding case has highlighted flaws in security management at Ujung Kulon National Park, the last place on Earth where this [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[PANDEGLANG/JAKARTA, Indonesia — A recent revelation that up to 26 Javan rhinos may have been poached, out of a total population of 70-odd, has come as a major blow to conservation efforts in Indonesia. The still-unfolding case has highlighted flaws in security management at Ujung Kulon National Park, the last place on Earth where this critically endangered species is found. In June, Mongabay Indonesia conducted a comprehensive investigation, including data analysis, ground checking and discussions with multiple sources in and around the park, to determine how two poaching gangs were able to carry out a killing spree for years in one of the most heavily patrolled and surveilled protected areas in the world. We found strong indications suggesting a key member of the patrol team may have been feeding information to the poachers. The latter, for their part, had access to funding, weapons and hunting expertise. While some progress has been made in uncovering the methods used by the poachers, many questions remain unanswered, casting the future of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) into doubt. Ujung Kulon National Park is located at the westernmost tip of the island of Java. A Javan rhino immerses itself in the Cigenter River in Ujung Kulon National Park. Image by Stephen Belcher courtesy of Ujung Kulon National Park. Yusup, 53, who heads a local youth organization, lives just 50 meters (160 feet) from the house of Sunendi bin Karnadi, 32, the poaching kingpin who in June was convicted and sentenced to a record 12&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Javan rhino poacher gets 12 years in record sentence for wildlife crime in Indonesia</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/javan-rhino-poacher-gets-12-years-in-record-sentence-for-wildlife-crime-in-indonesia/</link>
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					<pubDate>07 Jun 2024 17:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Governance, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Poaching, Protected Areas, Rhinos, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
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							<![CDATA[A court in Indonesia has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for poaching six critically endangered Javan rhinos, in what’s been hailed as the harshest punishment handed down for wildlife crime to date. Poaching carries a maximum sentence of five years under Indonesian law, and prosecutors had sought this figure in the case [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A court in Indonesia has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for poaching six critically endangered Javan rhinos, in what’s been hailed as the harshest punishment handed down for wildlife crime to date. Poaching carries a maximum sentence of five years under Indonesian law, and prosecutors had sought this figure in the case against Sunendi, 32, along with a 10 million rupiah ($616) fine. However, the defendant also faced additional charges of theft and of illegal firearm possession, the latter of which carries a maximum penalty of death. The presiding judge in the case, Joni Mauludin Saputra, said it was the gun possession charge that “carried the most weight” in the court’s decision to hand down the 12-year sentence and 100 million rupiah ($6,160). “This case [is] clearly the biggest jail-time punishment for wildlife crime in Indonesia,” said Timer Manurung, the founder and director of the local NGO Auriga Nusantara, which last year published a report warning that poachers were operating with impunity in the park. The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the most endangered mammals on the planet and is found only in Ujung Kulon National Park, at the western tip of the island of Java. The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) praised the sentencing, noting that it was “particularly surprising considering most Indonesian court sentences are less than what the prosecutors recommend.” Sunendi was found to have killed six rhinos as the leader of a poaching gang from 2019-2023, slaughtering five male rhinos and one&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/javan-rhino-poacher-gets-12-years-in-record-sentence-for-wildlife-crime-in-indonesia/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Poachers claim to have killed one-third of all Javan rhinos, Indonesian police say</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/poachers-claim-to-have-killed-one-third-of-all-javan-rhinos-indonesian-police-say/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 May 2024 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Governance, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Poaching, Protected Areas, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
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							<![CDATA[A staggering 26 Javan rhinos may have been killed in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park since 2019, according to local law enforcement. Once roaming much of Southeast Asia, Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) today survive in a single park in Java and are one of the most endangered large mammals on Earth. If the death toll [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A staggering 26 Javan rhinos may have been killed in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park since 2019, according to local law enforcement. Once roaming much of Southeast Asia, Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) today survive in a single park in Java and are one of the most endangered large mammals on Earth. If the death toll is accurate, it would amount to poachers killing at least one-third of all the Javan rhinos left on the planet in the span of just a few years. The mass slaughter raises questions of how this could happen in what was supposed to be a heavily guarded park. Abdul Karim, the police chief of Banten province, where the park is located, told local media that officials don’t know for certain how many rhinos were killed, as the number is currently based on statements from suspects in custody and not on findings of direct evidence such as rhino horns or bones. However, when asked by local media, he confirmed that the suspects claimed to have killed 26 rhinos. Karim said the authorities have arrested 13 suspected members of two poaching gangs: all eight alleged members of a gang thought to be led by a suspect named Sunendi, and five alleged members of another led by a suspect named Suhar. Three other alleged members of the Suhar gang are still at large. Police have also arrested two other men for allegedly fencing the rhino horns. In their statements to police, the suspects said the horns were destined&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/poachers-claim-to-have-killed-one-third-of-all-javan-rhinos-indonesian-police-say/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Max sentence request for Javan rhino poacher too low, experts say</title>
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					<pubDate>24 May 2024 20:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Crime, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Javan Rhinos, Law, Mammals, Poaching, Protected Areas, Rhinos, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesian prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail sentence for a poacher who confessed to participating in killing seven Javan rhinos from 2019-2023, essentially wiping out at least 10% the species’ global population. In a related development, police have arrested another alleged poacher in Ujung Kulon National Park, the sole remaining habitat for Javan rhinos. Not [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Indonesian prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail sentence for a poacher who confessed to participating in killing seven Javan rhinos from 2019-2023, essentially wiping out at least 10% the species’ global population. In a related development, police have arrested another alleged poacher in Ujung Kulon National Park, the sole remaining habitat for Javan rhinos. Not a deterrent The man currently on trial, Sunendi, is alleged to be part of a gang who slaughtered the rhinos for their horns, which are valued in parts of Asia as medicine. Police arrested a buyer and middleman as well, though a number of other alleged gang members are still at large. The five-year sentence prosecutors are seeking is the maximum for wildlife poaching in Indonesia, although Sunendi also faces gun possession charges that carry a maximum sentence of death. “Wildlife crime arrests and convictions are rare in Indonesia, so we are pleased that this criminal was caught and [potentially will be] sentenced at all,” said Nina Fascione, the head of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). In his trial, Sunendi, a 34-year-old from a village adjacent to the park, pleaded for leniency, saying his actions were driven by economic necessity. In 2019, Ujung Kulon National Park reported a population of 72 rhinos. However that number came under fire last year after a scathing report found that the park was counting some dead rhinos. The report also warned that poachers had been entering the park, an allegation that has proven true with time. “To the best&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/max-sentence-request-for-javan-rhino-poacher-too-low-experts-say/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>A single gang of poachers may have killed 10% of Javan rhinos since 2019</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-single-gang-of-poachers-may-have-killed-10-of-javan-rhinos-since-2019/</link>
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					<pubDate>26 Apr 2024 04:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[It was news that rhino conservationists had long feared. Indonesian media are reporting that a poaching ring allegedly killed seven Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and possibly more, from 2019-2023, potentially wiping out 10% of the entire global population of the critically endangered species. Ardi Andono, the head of the government agency that runs Ujung Kulon [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[It was news that rhino conservationists had long feared. Indonesian media are reporting that a poaching ring allegedly killed seven Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and possibly more, from 2019-2023, potentially wiping out 10% of the entire global population of the critically endangered species. Ardi Andono, the head of the government agency that runs Ujung Kulon National Park, told local media his office had not yet confirmed how many rhinos were killed, pending ongoing investigation of body parts seized from the sole suspect arrested to date. The information came to light as the suspect, Sunendi, was indicted earlier this month in Pandeglang District Court, raising questions about the security — or lack thereof — in Ujung Kulon National Park, the last place on Earth home to Javan rhinos. Sunendi has been charged with poaching, illegal possession of firearms, and the theft of four camera traps. Male Javan rhino calf named Luther with his mother in 2020. Image courtesy of Indonesia&#8217;s Ministry of Environment and Forestry. According to the indictment, Sunendi was arrested in November 2023 after he was pictured by a camera trap inside the park in April that year. The arrest was part of a series of joint raids by police and enforcement officers from the environment ministry. Prosecutors allege he killed at least seven rhinos between 2019 and 2023, entering Ujung Kulon National Park from the village of Rancapinang at the southern boundary of the park. Police are still searching for three other suspects alleged to be part of&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-single-gang-of-poachers-may-have-killed-10-of-javan-rhinos-since-2019/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>New calf, same threats: Javan rhinos continue to reproduce despite perils</title>
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					<pubDate>19 Apr 2024 16:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[There’s good news and bad news for the Javan rhino, one of the most threatened large mammals on Earth. The recent sighting of a mother-and-calf pair in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, the only place in the world where the species is still found, means the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) continues to reproduce. However, the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[There’s good news and bad news for the Javan rhino, one of the most threatened large mammals on Earth. The recent sighting of a mother-and-calf pair in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, the only place in the world where the species is still found, means the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) continues to reproduce. However, the overall dire situation for this critically endangered species remains unchanged: The total population remains well under 100 animals, and is unlikely to grow given habitat constraints and ongoing foot-dragging by Indonesian authorities to set up a second rhino population. The mother and the calf were captured on camera-trap video on March 4. At the time, the calf was estimated to be 3 to 5 months old. Unfortunately, the mother was so close to the camera that park officials were unable to determine her identity, nor are they certain if the calf is male or female. “It’s encouraging to see these rhinos continue to breed successfully. The world certainly needs more Javan rhino calves to combat the challenges they face,” said Nina Fascione, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). “The rhinos are doing their part; we need to do our part to ensure the population remains safe and can continue to grow.” The Javan rhino, once found as far as mainland Southeast Asia, is today confined to Ujung Kulon National Park at the western tip of the island of Java. The total population has officially been estimated at 70-plus rhinos, and for a while&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-calf-same-threats-javan-rhinos-continue-to-reproduce-despite-perils/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>To help beleaguered Javan rhinos, study calls for tree felling, captive breeding</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/to-help-beleaguered-javan-rhinos-study-calls-for-tree-felling-captive-breeding/</link>
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					<pubDate>27 Dec 2023 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Once roaming across Southeast Asia, the Javan rhino today persists on a single peninsula off the western-most coast of Java in Indonesian. There, in Ujung Kulon National Park, around 70 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) survive. A tsunami, a disease or a determined group of poachers could wipe them out for good. To complicate matters further, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Once roaming across Southeast Asia, the Javan rhino today persists on a single peninsula off the western-most coast of Java in Indonesian. There, in Ujung Kulon National Park, around 70 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) survive. A tsunami, a disease or a determined group of poachers could wipe them out for good. To complicate matters further, a report this year by local NGO Auriga Nusantara alleged that rhinos in the park were being mismanaged, raising numerous concerns — including of dead rhinos officially being counted as alive. Now, a new paper in the journal Gazella argues that conservationists should begin felling large trees in the park to create more feeding areas for rhinos, and start a captive-breeding population due to rising concerns over potential inbreeding. “Genetic studies conducted on the Javan rhinoceros have indicated low genetic diversity within the population,” says study co-author Francesco Nardelli, with the Asian Rhino Specialist Group at the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. “Low genetic diversity is often associated with inbreeding depression, which can lead to reduced fitness and increased susceptibility to diseases.” Indeed, a government management program for the critically endangered Javan rhino, which lays out plans for 2023-2029, mentions 13 Javan rhinos displaying “congenital defects” likely due to breeding within such a small group for decades. Another concern is that the population is lopsided in terms of sex. The population has significantly fewer adult females than males. Nardelli says there may only be a “dozen” breeding females left. And although they continue to&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/to-help-beleaguered-javan-rhinos-study-calls-for-tree-felling-captive-breeding/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Indonesia reports a new Javan rhino calf, but population doubts persist</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/javan-rhino-calf-endangered-species-ujung-kulon-indonesia/</link>
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					<pubDate>06 Oct 2023 15:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — A newborn Javan rhino calf has been spotted in Indonesia, but the good news is tempered by questions over the species’ population trend and reports of an increase in attempted poaching incursions into the animal’s last holdout. Camera trap images taken between July and September in Ujung Kulon National Park show a female [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — A newborn Javan rhino calf has been spotted in Indonesia, but the good news is tempered by questions over the species’ population trend and reports of an increase in attempted poaching incursions into the animal’s last holdout. Camera trap images taken between July and September in Ujung Kulon National Park show a female calf of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) roaming with its mother. Indonesian conservation authorities have since 2011 installed hundreds of camera traps throughout the park to monitor sightings of known, named adult rhinos as well as any new births, and also to keep watch for any poaching attempts. “This birth shows the success of Indonesia in the conservation efforts of the Javan rhino,” Satyawan Pudyatmoko, the Indonesian environment ministry’s head of conservation, said in a statement published Oct. 5 in Jakarta. A map showing the planned expansion of the habitable space for Javan rhinos inside Ujung Kulon National Park. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The female Javan rhino calf with its mother. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. This is the first official announcement of a newborn of the critically endangered species after an investigative report published earlier this year threw into doubt the government’s claims of a steadily growing population. In its report, the nonprofit environmental NGO Auriga Nusantara revealed that 18 rhinos had been missing for years, and at least three of them were confirmed to have died since 2019, yet continued to be&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/javan-rhino-calf-endangered-species-ujung-kulon-indonesia/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Flawed count puts ‘glorified’ Javan rhinos on path to extinction, report says</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/flawed-count-puts-glorified-javan-rhinos-on-path-to-extinction-report-says/</link>
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					<pubDate>11 Apr 2023 07:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Every time a new Javan rhino calf is spotted, Indonesia’s environmental authorities issue an update of the precise population number for the near-extinct species. The rhino’s entire population is confined to a single national park, filled with hundreds of camera traps that allow conservationists to monitor sightings of known, named adult rhinos as [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Every time a new Javan rhino calf is spotted, Indonesia’s environmental authorities issue an update of the precise population number for the near-extinct species. The rhino’s entire population is confined to a single national park, filled with hundreds of camera traps that allow conservationists to monitor sightings of known, named adult rhinos as well as any new births. Since 2011, when officials started installing the camera traps, the government has reported steady growth from 35 to 72 individual Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus). According to a new investigative report, however, the seeming precision of these numbers belies serious problems with transparency, poor management of the species, and indications that the population may in fact be declining. Among the key revelations in the report published April 11 by Indonesian nonprofit environmental NGO Auriga Nusantara is that 18 rhinos (nine females and nine males) that have not been spotted alive for years (some since 2019) are still included in the most recent population counts. Further investigation by Auriga Nusantara found that three of these 18 “missing” rhinos have died: one female in 2019 and a female and a male in 2021. None of these missing and dead Javan rhinos were publicly announced by either the agency that manages Ujung Kulon National Park or the Indonesian environment ministry. By contrast, the government has regularly publicized news of Javan rhino births, signaling a stable population growth. “It’s an unfair glorification from the government for not publishing these losses as well,” Timer Manurung, the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/flawed-count-puts-glorified-javan-rhinos-on-path-to-extinction-report-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Low genetic diversity is part of rhinos’ long-term history, study says</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/low-genetic-diversity-is-part-of-rhinos-long-term-history-study-says/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 Aug 2021 10:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Carolyn Cowan]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Black Rhino, Captive Breeding, Conservation, DNA, Endangered Species, Environment, Evolution, Extinction, Genetics, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, One-horned Rhinos, Research, Rhinos, Sumatran Rhino, White Rhino, and Wildlife Trade]]>
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							<![CDATA[Scientists have debated the evolution of the world’s five living rhinoceros species ever since Charles Darwin addressed the question in a treatise in the mid-1800s, predating On the Origin of Species. Three main schools of thought prevail. The “horn hypothesis” suggests that rhinos with two horns evolved separately from those with only one horn; this [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Scientists have debated the evolution of the world’s five living rhinoceros species ever since Charles Darwin addressed the question in a treatise in the mid-1800s, predating On the Origin of Species. Three main schools of thought prevail. The “horn hypothesis” suggests that rhinos with two horns evolved separately from those with only one horn; this groups Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) with the two African species, the black rhino (Diceros bicornis) and the white rhino (Ceratotherium simum), all of which have two horns. The “geographical hypothesis” sets the two African species apart from the three Asian species: the Sumatran rhino, the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and the greater one-horned rhino (R. unicornis) that lives in India and Nepal. A third proposal is that the uniquely small and hairy Sumatran rhino, the only Asian species with two horns, is in an entirely separate group from the other four species. Now, an international team of scientists has shed light on the mystery. By analyzing the genomes of the five living rhino species and three that went extinct during the last Ice Age, they found strong evidence that the rhino tree of life branches according to geographic region, not by number of horns. The two African species diverged from the three Asian species roughly 16 million years ago, according to the findings recently published in Cell. All five living rhino species have suffered significant population declines due to decades of habitat loss and poaching. Many populations are now small and isolated with low genetic&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/low-genetic-diversity-is-part-of-rhinos-long-term-history-study-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Indonesia reports two new Javan rhino calves in the species’ last holdout</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/indonesia-reports-two-new-javan-rhino-calves-in-the-species-last-holdout/</link>
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					<pubDate>17 Aug 2021 13:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Environment, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Javan Rhinos, Mammals, Megafauna, Protected Areas, Rainforests, Rhinos, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Indonesian conservation authorities have announced separate sightings of two new Javan rhino calves, extending a trend of stable population growth for the nearly extinct species. The calves, a male and a female, were spotted on April 12 and June 9, respectively, by camera traps in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Indonesian conservation authorities have announced separate sightings of two new Javan rhino calves, extending a trend of stable population growth for the nearly extinct species. The calves, a male and a female, were spotted on April 12 and June 9, respectively, by camera traps in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Indonesia’s Java Island, the species’ last holdout on Earth. The addition of the two Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) brings the species’ total population to 75 individuals. There has been at least one newborn Javan rhino calf recorded every year since 2012, according to the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). “I’d like to express my gratitude and appreciation toward every stakeholder that has helped with the conservation of Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park which is also the pride of the world,” Wiratno, the director-general of conservation at the Indonesian environment ministry, said in statement published Aug. 16. Javan rhino calf spotted on camera trap in Ujung Kulon National Park on April 19, 2021. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Officials estimated the age of the male calf at 3-4 months and identified him as the first offspring of a female rhino named Rimbani. The female calf is believed to be 1 year old, and the third offspring of a female named Kasih. The Javan rhino is one of 25 species targeted by Indonesia as a conservation priority. Poaching and human encroachment into its habitat have hammered the species that once&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/indonesia-reports-two-new-javan-rhino-calves-in-the-species-last-holdout/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species’ last holdout</title>
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					<pubDate>16 Jun 2021 00:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Conservation officials in Indonesia have reported a sighting of two new Javan rhinoceros calves, boosting hopes for stable population growth of the nearly extinct species. The calves, a female and a male, were spotted on different occasions in March by camera traps in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Indonesia’s [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Conservation officials in Indonesia have reported a sighting of two new Javan rhinoceros calves, boosting hopes for stable population growth of the nearly extinct species. The calves, a female and a male, were spotted on different occasions in March by camera traps in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Indonesia’s Java Island, the Javan rhino’s (Rhinoceros sondaicus) last habitat on Earth. The addition of the two calves brings the species’ total population to 73 individuals, comprising 40 males and 33 females. There has been at least one newborn Javan rhino calf recorded every year since 2012, according to the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). “The steady natural birth of the Javan rhinoceros in Ujung Kulon National Park indicates the success of the full protection policy implemented across its habitat in the park,” the Indonesian environment ministry said in a statement issued June 12. The ministry added that the female calf, estimated to be 3-5 months old, appeared to be the second offspring of a rhino known as Ambu, who was known to have first given birth in 2017. The male calf, estimated to be 1 year old, was seen with his mother, whom conservationists have named Palasari. Prefer to listen to this article? Click the play button here: A Javan rhino calf spotted on camera trap in Ujung Kulon National Park on March 27, 2021. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. A Javan rhino calf spotted on camera trap in Ujung Kulon&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/</link>
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					<pubDate>21 Sep 2020 11:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Conservationists in Indonesia have reported the presence of two newborn Javan rhinoceros calves in the only place on Earth where the critically endangered species is still found, bringing its total population to 74. The calves — a female and a male that conservation officials have named Helen and Luther — were spotted with [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Conservationists in Indonesia have reported the presence of two newborn Javan rhinoceros calves in the only place on Earth where the critically endangered species is still found, bringing its total population to 74. The calves — a female and a male that conservation officials have named Helen and Luther — were spotted with their mothers in images taken by a network of nearly 100 camera traps installed in Ujung Kulon National Park, on the western tip of Indonesia’s Java Island. The images were captured between March and August, according to authorities. There has been at least one newborn Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) calf recorded every year since 2012, according to the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). “The births of these Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park have strongly indicated that its population continues to naturally grow well, that it gives a big hope for the survival of this rare species,” Wiratno, Indonesian environment ministry’s director-general of conservation, said in a statement released Sep. 20. The female Javan rhino calf named Helen with its mother. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Poaching and habitat loss have driven the species, which once numbered in the thousands across Southeast Asia, to near extinction. Now, an estimated 74 Javan rhinos — 40 males and 34 females — live in the protected park. While the population appears to be growing at a stable rate, it’s the only one left in the world. This has raised concerns among wildlife experts&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Indonesia’s new lobster export policy threatens Javan rhino habitat</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/indonesias-new-lobster-export-policy-threatens-javan-rhino-habitat/</link>
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					<pubDate>15 Jul 2020 10:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s controversial decision to allow the resumption of lobster larvae exports now threatens another, far more endangered, species: the Javan rhino. The last remaining habitat of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is Ujung Kulon National Park at the western tip of the island of Java. But the shores of the park [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s controversial decision to allow the resumption of lobster larvae exports now threatens another, far more endangered, species: the Javan rhino. The last remaining habitat of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is Ujung Kulon National Park at the western tip of the island of Java. But the shores of the park have effectively been opened up to lobster fishers under a decision in May by the fisheries ministry to reverse a ban on exports of wild-caught lobster larvae. Mochamad Syamsudin, the coordinator of the rhino monitoring and protection unit at Ujung Kulon, said the rhinos often frequent the area by the coast. Under the resumption of wild lobster harvests, up to 120 motorized fishing boats, each carrying up to three fishers, will be eligible to operate in the area, Syamsudin said. In addition to fishing, they typically land to rest or swim by the shore, he added. “Rhinos are very shy, and any human activity will certainly disturb the space of the Javan rhinos,” Syamsudin told Mongabay in an interview. A Javan rhino takes a dip in the Cigenter River in Ujung Kulon National Park. Image by Stephen Belcher via Ujung Kulon National Park Agency. An estimated 72 Javan rhinos — 39 males and 33 females — live in Ujung Kulon, which spans 1,230 square kilometers (475 square mile), about a third of it marine area. The population appears to be growing at a stable rate, but it is the only one left in the world.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/indonesias-new-lobster-export-policy-threatens-javan-rhino-habitat/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Newly spotted calves boost Javan rhino population to 72</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/javan-rhino-calves-population-72-ujung-kulon-indonesia/</link>
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					<pubDate>09 Dec 2019 10:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — The global population of the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros has increased to 72 after four new calves were spotted in the past several months. Rhino experts have welcomed the news of a rise in the population of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus), a species driven close to extinction by poaching and habitat loss. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — The global population of the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros has increased to 72 after four new calves were spotted in the past several months. Rhino experts have welcomed the news of a rise in the population of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus), a species driven close to extinction by poaching and habitat loss. The only known remaining population of Javan rhinos is now confined to a single precarious habitat in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Indonesia’s Java Island. At the end of April this year, the estimated number of declined to 68 following the death of a juvenile male due to critical injuries believed to have been be inflicted by an older male. Since then, however, a survey using camera traps across the park has observed four new calves, officials said. “We are excited to see new births taking place in Ujung Kulon,” CeCe Sieffert, acting executive director of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), said in a statement. “Surpassing a population number of 70 Javan rhinos is a significant milestone.” A camera trap recorded a female Javan rhino with her calf. Image courtesy of Ujung Kulon National Park Agency. The Indonesian environment ministry said the new calves had different mothers, and all were spotted within the park’s borders. “Ujung Kulon National Park is considered safe from threats to the area so wildlife there can breed,” Indra Exploitasia, the ministry’s director of biodiversity, told Mongabay in a text message. “There are also programs to maintain&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/javan-rhino-calves-population-72-ujung-kulon-indonesia/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>On World Rhino Day, looking back on an eventful year</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/on-world-rhino-day-looking-back-on-an-eventful-year/</link>
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					<pubDate>22 Sep 2019 08:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[September 22 marks World Rhino Day, a global event established to celebrate the world&#8217;s five rhinoceros species, as well as to reflect on the challenges facing them. Of the five rhino species living in Africa and Asia, three are listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered: Javan Rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[September 22 marks World Rhino Day, a global event established to celebrate the world&#8217;s five rhinoceros species, as well as to reflect on the challenges facing them. Of the five rhino species living in Africa and Asia, three are listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered: Javan Rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) and black rhinos (Diceros bicornis). Meanwhile, White rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) are considered near threatened, and greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) vulnerable to extinction. The year that has elapsed since World Rhino Day 2018 has been a momentous one for rhinos and for the people working to protect them. Regardless of its conservation status, each species faces dangers ranging from poaching to tsunamis to overcrowding in protected areas. But it&#8217;s not all bad news, with conservation efforts sparking an upturn in numbers for several species and subspecies. Even in the most seemingly desperate cases, small victories can be found, such as the relaunch of a captive breeding program in Sumatra. Here, we look back at Mongabay&#8217;s coverage of some of the biggest stories. A southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in South Africa. White rhinos have recovered from near extinction in the early 1900s to around 18,000 today, but are threatened by a poaching crisis. The northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), however, hovers on the brink of extinction with just two individual females known to survive. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay. China rescinds, then reinstates, rhino horn ban The Chinese government announced on Oct. 29, 2018&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/on-world-rhino-day-looking-back-on-an-eventful-year/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Search for a new home for Javan rhinos put on hold</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/search-for-a-new-home-for-javan-rhinos-put-on-hold/</link>
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					<pubDate>02 Jul 2019 12:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Indonesia has put on hold a plan to establish a second habitat for the Javan rhinoceros beyond the single site on the planet where the critically endangered species lives. An estimated 68 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) live in Ujung Kulon National Park, on the western tip of the island of Java. With the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Indonesia has put on hold a plan to establish a second habitat for the Javan rhinoceros beyond the single site on the planet where the critically endangered species lives. An estimated 68 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) live in Ujung Kulon National Park, on the western tip of the island of Java. With the entire species crammed into the 1,230-square-kilometer (475-square-mile) park, conservationists and government officials have for decades mulled the idea of establishing a second habitat to mitigate the risk of catastrophe from disease or natural disaster. Two Javan rhinos deep in the forests of Ujung Kulon National Park, the species’ sole remaining habitat. Image courtesy of Sugeng Hendratno/WWF. That task gained urgency last December, after a tsunami struck the coast near Ujung Kulon, killing two park officials but leaving the rhinos unharmed. Conservationists’ top pick for a second habitat has long been a 5,000-hectare (12,360-acre) wildlife reserve in Cikepuh, on Java’s southern coast and away from the tsunami-prone northern coast. But the area is also the site of a military training ground, and looks to remain that way, according to a top official. “We are putting [the establishment of a second habitat] on pending,” Wiratno, the conservation chief at Indonesia’s environment ministry, told Mongabay in Jakarta. “Cikepuh is still too risky. Rhinos are very sensitive,” he added, suggesting the live-fire training would put too much stress on the animals. “We are looking at other alternatives,” Wiratno said. For now, he said, Indonesia is focusing on expanding the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/search-for-a-new-home-for-javan-rhinos-put-on-hold/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Vets rule out poaching and disease in recent death of rare Javan rhino</title>
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					<pubDate>29 May 2019 06:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Wildlife experts in Indonesia have determined that a rare Javan rhino found dead in March suffered massive bleeding from wounds likely inflicted by another rhino. The finding rules out earlier fears that it may have been killed by poachers or contracted an infectious disease from livestock. A patrol unit at Ujung Kulon National [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — Wildlife experts in Indonesia have determined that a rare Javan rhino found dead in March suffered massive bleeding from wounds likely inflicted by another rhino. The finding rules out earlier fears that it may have been killed by poachers or contracted an infectious disease from livestock. A patrol unit at Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, the last place on Earth where the species is found, discovered the dead rhino in a mud pit on March 21. The animal was identified as Manggala, a male Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) that was too young to have a fully developed horn. A recently released necropsy report said Manggala had suffered “intensive and widespread” bleeding. That caused the animal to experience hypovolemic shock, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood to the rest of the body, said Sri Estuningsih, a veterinarian from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (ITB), who was involved in the post-mortem examination of the rhino’s body. Veterinarians collect tissue samples from the body of the male Javan rhino for testing. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Some of the samples collected from the body of Manggala, a juvenile male rhino that died earlier this year. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Sri said the bleeding occurred in the rhino’s stomach, neck and shoulder areas, where wounds were found. The team investigating the rhino’s death previously speculated that the wounds resulted from an attack by an adult&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/vets-rule-out-poaching-and-disease-in-recent-death-of-rare-javan-rhino/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Javan rhino found dead in Indonesia, bringing global population down to 68</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/javan-rhino-found-dead-in-indonesia-bringing-global-population-down-to-68/</link>
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					<pubDate>30 Apr 2019 11:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[A juvenile male Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) was found dead last month in Indonesia&#8217;s Ujung Kulon National Park, home to the only remaining population of the nearly extinct species. The discovery of the rhino&#8217;s body brings the current estimate of the critically endangered species&#8217; global population to 68 individuals. A rhino protection unit discovered the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A juvenile male Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) was found dead last month in Indonesia&#8217;s Ujung Kulon National Park, home to the only remaining population of the nearly extinct species. The discovery of the rhino&#8217;s body brings the current estimate of the critically endangered species&#8217; global population to 68 individuals. A rhino protection unit discovered the rhino&#8217;s body in a mud pit in the park on March 21, according to a statement released April 30 by Indonesia&#8217;s environment ministry. The animal was identified as a young male named Manggala, believed to have died about 12 hours before its body was found. A preliminary post-mortem examination by a group of conservationists and veterinarians indicated that the rhino did not die from an infectious disease and that its body was still intact; the rhino was too young to have a fully developed horn. However, officials found at least seven wounds on the surface of the rhino&#8217;s body. &#8220;Manggala is suspected of having been attacked by an adult rhinoceros,&#8221; Anggodo, head of Ujung Kulon National Park, told Mongabay&#8217;s Indonesian sister site. The wounds do not appear to have been inflicted by weapons, he said. A rhino protection unit discovered the body of a juvenile male Javan rhino in a mudpit it Ujung Kulon on March 21, 2019. Image courtesy of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia. Bone and tissue samples were taken to allow authorities to conduct a deeper investigation into the cause of death. The government says results are expected to&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/javan-rhino-found-dead-in-indonesia-bringing-global-population-down-to-68/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Planning without action will see the Javan rhino go extinct (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/planning-without-action-will-see-the-javan-rhino-go-extinct-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>08 Apr 2019 11:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Haerudin R. Sadjudin]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[On the evening of Dec. 22, 2018, a group of fishermen who had snagged a saltwater crocodile in their net brought it to Paniis beach in Pandeglang district on the western coast of the island of Java. The sight of this elusive creature drew a crowd of locals to the beach that evening. All of [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[On the evening of Dec. 22, 2018, a group of fishermen who had snagged a saltwater crocodile in their net brought it to Paniis beach in Pandeglang district on the western coast of the island of Java. The sight of this elusive creature drew a crowd of locals to the beach that evening. All of a sudden, they heard the roar of a wave approaching. Recognizing these two events as warning signs from nature, the people of Paniis village headed for the slopes of Mount Honje, south of the village. Soon after, a devastating tsunami struck the shore. A Google Maps image showing Ujung Kulon National Park and the volcano of Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. Triggered by a landslide in the Sunda Strait that was in turn caused by a massive eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, the tsunami hit the western tip of Java and southern end of Sumatra. More than 400 people were killed in the disaster, but only one of them was in Paniis village, according to an official at the Ujung Kulon National Park in Pandeglang. Honje spans some 195 square kilometers (75 square miles) and is part of the national park, which is also home to the world’s last remaining population of Javan rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros sondaicus). At least 68 of the critically endangered animals have been counted in the park, a protected zone that covers 1,230 square kilometers (475 square miles) at the tip of Java. According to Mamat Rahmat, the park agency&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/planning-without-action-will-see-the-javan-rhino-go-extinct-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Better than sex? For hard-to-breed rhinos, technology strives for a solution</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/better-than-sex-for-hard-to-breed-rhinos-technology-strives-for-a-solution/</link>
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					<pubDate>28 Mar 2019 05:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jim Tan]]>
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							<![CDATA[In March 2018, Sudan, the last known northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) male, was euthanized at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. With only two known female northern white rhinos remaining, Sudan’s death rendered his sub-species functionally extinct. However, not all scientists have given up hope. A team of researchers at San Diego Zoo [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In March 2018, Sudan, the last known northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) male, was euthanized at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. With only two known female northern white rhinos remaining, Sudan’s death rendered his sub-species functionally extinct. However, not all scientists have given up hope. A team of researchers at San Diego Zoo has embarked on an ambitious project to use assisted reproductive technology (ART) to bring the northern white rhino back from the brink. They aim to use northern white rhino skin cells held in the zoo&#8217;s cryo-lab to produce stem cells they hope could ultimately grow into viable eggs and sperm. It’s one of four similarly audacious projects currently underway around the world. ARTs, which aim to tackle fertility problems using techniques such as artificial insemination (AI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF), have been used successfully in humans and domestic livestock since the 1970s. The potential for ART to improve breeding success and diversify the gene pool has obvious appeal for wildlife managers caring for endangered species like rhinos that don’t breed well in captivity. However, a recent article published in Mammal Review  summarizing more than two decades of ART use on captive rhinos illustrates that the technology’s full potential has yet to be achieved when it comes to these animals. The knowledge researchers have gained has already proved invaluable, largely in assisting natural breeding, but the vision of creating a viable rhino embryo outside of the womb is still some way off. Ultrasound image of&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/better-than-sex-for-hard-to-breed-rhinos-technology-strives-for-a-solution/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Encounters with the Javan rhino (commentary)</title>
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					<pubDate>11 Mar 2019 07:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Haerudin R. Sadjudin]]>
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							<![CDATA[Early in the afternoon on Feb. 11, 1980, in the middle of the Citadahan forest, Ali Rahman, a ranger at Ujung Kulon National Park, was assigned to accompany researchers Hartman Amman and Tajudin Abdullah from Malaysia. “People say when we first meet a rhino, we will certainly run away in fear. But I won’t; I [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Early in the afternoon on Feb. 11, 1980, in the middle of the Citadahan forest, Ali Rahman, a ranger at Ujung Kulon National Park, was assigned to accompany researchers Hartman Amman and Tajudin Abdullah from Malaysia. “People say when we first meet a rhino, we will certainly run away in fear. But I won’t; I will dance with joy,” Ali said to his guests. Not long after Ali spoke, they suddenly heard the sound of repeated snorting, accompanied by the cracking of a small tree trunk. The group, in the middle of a break near a permanent wallow, immediately fell silent. The atmosphere became even more tense when they saw a Javan rhino charging toward them. Ali immediately began running aimlessly, while Hartmann and Tajudin took cover behind a cluster of nibung palm trees (Oncosperma tigillarium) growing not far from the wallow. The rhino became mired in the wallow, yet was able to free itself and ran off into the lush forest. A different time, in the afternoon of March 5, 1981, along with Usman, another ranger, I walked along the cliffs from the direction of Mount Payung to the Cibunar River, whose waters ran only calf-high. Across the river, a male Javan rhino could be seen devouring the leaves of a Pacific rosewood tree (Thespesia populnea). Growing impatient, Usman threw dirt he had spat on in the direction of the rhino, hoping the horned animal would leave. But the rhino came closer, and Usman ran as fast and as&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/encounters-with-the-javan-rhino-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>As extinction looms, can Javan rhinos survive in Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)</title>
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					<pubDate>04 Mar 2019 04:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Haerudin R. Sadjudin]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the middle of the night toward the end of 1982, where the forest meets the beach, an old man, thin and barefoot, visited the Karangranjang Resort barracks in Ujung Kulon National Park. “Abah Murdja&#8217;i,&#8221; said Saridan, a forest ranger who served in the area. Abah (“father” in the local Sundanese dialect) Murdja’i isn’t just [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the middle of the night toward the end of 1982, where the forest meets the beach, an old man, thin and barefoot, visited the Karangranjang Resort barracks in Ujung Kulon National Park. “Abah Murdja&#8217;i,&#8221; said Saridan, a forest ranger who served in the area. Abah (“father” in the local Sundanese dialect) Murdja’i isn’t just anyone. He used to be the leader of a group of rhino hunters in Ujung Kulon. He served five years in jail, from 1974 to 1979, after being arrested at dawn on the Cikalejetan River. Just before his arrest, he’d pulled a gun on one of the officers chasing him, but the weapon exploded, severing the fingers on his right hand. He was taken into custody and tried in the Pandeglang District Court. At the resort, Murdja’i recounted his adventures hunting rhinos over the course of 20 years, a period during which he was unstoppable. “Why were you finally caught in Cikalejetan, Abah?,” Saridan asked. “It was just my time,” Murdja’i replied in Sundanese. Murdja’i’s gun, nicknamed “The Corpse,” featured 27 notches on the handle. Each one represented a rhino he had shot. “That means that every year, I killed a Javan rhino in Ujung Kulon,” he said. For a quarter of a century, from 1950 to 1975, two hunters in Ujung Kulon, Murdja’i and Sarman, who was captured in 1979, claimed to have hunted more than 50 rhinos (Sadjudin, 1986; Sadjudin, 2015). The Javan rhino population in Ujung Kulon in 1937 was estimated at&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/as-extinction-looms-can-javan-rhinos-survive-in-ujung-kulon-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Is there another Javan Rhino habitat as ideal as Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)</title>
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					<pubDate>26 Feb 2019 08:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Haerudin R. Sadjudin]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Ujung Kulon National Park is the last habitat of the Javan rhinoceros. There are only an estimated 67 of the one-horned animals left, according to the park management. A long history colors the journey of this rare and endangered animal, from its early range across east India, Bangladesh, mainland Southeast Asia, and Indonesia, to the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Ujung Kulon National Park is the last habitat of the Javan rhinoceros. There are only an estimated 67 of the one-horned animals left, according to the park management. A long history colors the journey of this rare and endangered animal, from its early range across east India, Bangladesh, mainland Southeast Asia, and Indonesia, to the last remaining individuals in the Ujung Kulon Peninsula, on the western tip of the island of Java. Animals living in greatly reduced ranges, like the Javan rhino, are known as “relicts,” and are more vulnerable to extinction than endemic animals that have always had limited ranges. The International Union for Conservation of Nation (IUCN) has designated Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) as critically endangered, or one step from extinction. On Dec. 22, 2018, a massive eruption at Mount Anak Krakatau caused a tsunami to slam into the coasts of the Sunda Strait. This powerful wave struck parts of Ujung Kulon National Park; the rhinos were reported to have been safe in their habitat. So what’s the true situation at Ujung Kulon? Two Javan rhinos photographed in Ujung Kulon National Park. Image Hoogerwerf, A., published 1970/Rhino Resource Center. Ujung Kulon means “Western End” in the Sundanese dialect spoken in the region. The peninsula was previously best known for Goa Syanghyangsirah, a cave on the western edge of the southern beach of the peninsula that drew pilgrims from the far corners of Java. This cave is believed to be the final resting place of Prince Kiansantang, the son&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/is-there-another-javan-rhino-habitat-as-ideal-as-ujung-kulon-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Deadly tsunami leaves Javan rhinos untouched, but peril persists</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/deadly-tsunami-leaves-javan-rhinos-untouched-but-peril-persists/</link>
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					<pubDate>28 Dec 2018 00:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Asti Dian]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — A devastating tsunami that killed more than 400 people in Indonesia has left the last surviving population of Javan rhinos unscathed — but has highlighted once again the dire threats facing the critically endangered species. The Dec. 22 tsunami, caused by a landslide in the Sunda Strait following a massive eruption of the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JAKARTA — A devastating tsunami that killed more than 400 people in Indonesia has left the last surviving population of Javan rhinos unscathed — but has highlighted once again the dire threats facing the critically endangered species. The Dec. 22 tsunami, caused by a landslide in the Sunda Strait following a massive eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, struck the western tip of Java and southern end of Sumatra. The confirmed death toll as of Dec. 27 was 429, with 154 people missing and feared dead. The volcano, a remnant of the legendary 1883 Krakatau eruption, is also within sight of Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, home to the world’s last Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus). The tsunami generated waves up to 5 meters (16 feet) high, some of which crashed ashore Ujung Kulon, killing two park agency officers and damaging office posts. All of the rhinos, however, are believed to be safe, said Mamat Rahmat, the park chief. He said the animals tended to cluster along the southern coast of Ujung Kulon, sheltered from the impact of the waves coming from the northwest. The latest estimate of the park’s Javan rhinos puts the population at a minimum of 68 individuals. Ridwan Setiawan, national rhino officer at WWF-Indonesia, said a joint team had been deployed to assess any damage, including checking camera traps installed near the coast. Like Mamat, he said few rhinos were found in the affected northern stretch of the park, and credited the hilly terrain, peaking at&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/deadly-tsunami-leaves-javan-rhinos-untouched-but-peril-persists/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>For elusive Javan rhinos, camera traps are a benevolent Big Brother</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/for-elusive-javan-rhinos-camera-traps-are-a-benevolent-big-brother/</link>
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					<pubDate>03 Dec 2018 22:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Nuswantoro]]>
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						<![CDATA[Basten Gokkon]]>
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							<![CDATA[YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — “This is the world’s first ever video of a wild Javan rhino couple mating,” Mamat Rahmat declared in a presentation to veterinary undergrads in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Oct. 20. The 10-minute clip was captured on Nov. 5, 2017, from one of the many camera traps set up in Indonesia’s [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — “This is the world’s first ever video of a wild Javan rhino couple mating,” Mamat Rahmat declared in a presentation to veterinary undergrads in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Oct. 20. The 10-minute clip was captured on Nov. 5, 2017, from one of the many camera traps set up in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, the last place on Earth where critically endangered Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) are found. In it, a male rhino known as Pajero mounts a female known as Palasari in a mud wallow frequented by the park’s rhinos. Palasari, who already has an offspring, is now pregnant again, according to Mamat, the head of the park. (Javan rhinos have a gestation period of 16 to 19 months, so if the birth is successful, the new baby should be born in the first half of 2019.) A female Javan rhino named Puri and her calf are caught on camera. Image courtesy of Ujung Kulon National Park Agency. The clip is one of the many gems in the growing treasure trove of video and photos from Ujung Kulon, a collection painstakingly set up, monitored and sifted through by conservationists working with park officials and the local community. There are only an estimated 68 Javan rhinos left on Earth, all concentrated in Ujung Kulon, an area smaller than the capital, Jakarta, on the western tip of Indonesia’s Java Island. The species is known to be solitary and faces a litany of threats, so any sign&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/for-elusive-javan-rhinos-camera-traps-are-a-benevolent-big-brother/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Jaw-dropping footage: conservationists catch Javan rhino in mud wallow</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/jaw-dropping-footage-conservationists-catch-javan-rhino-in-mud-wallow/</link>
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					<pubDate>19 Nov 2018 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
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							<![CDATA[Twelve minutes. That’s all the time Robin Moore, photographer and communications director with Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC), and David Hermanjaya, a videographer with WWF, got to spend with one of the world’s most endangered mammals — a species so rare that the men and women who daily protect it rarely see it in the flesh. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Twelve minutes. That’s all the time Robin Moore, photographer and communications director with Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC), and David Hermanjaya, a videographer with WWF, got to spend with one of the world’s most endangered mammals — a species so rare that the men and women who daily protect it rarely see it in the flesh. But in those minutes they managed to get wonderful and intimate video and photos of the critically endangered Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus). Only 68 of the animals are left on the planet, and biologists believe they spend a considerable amount of time in wallows and rivers to cool down and get rid of bugs and parasites. Camping above a wallow built specifically for this purpose, Moore and Hermanjaya had the encounter of a lifetime when one actually showed up. “As the afternoon cooled and the curtain of darkness prepared to fall, an almighty crashing sound erupted to the right of the platform. It could be nothing other than a rhino,” Moore said. “We sat motionless and waited. And then it emerged and walked from the forest into the mud wallow in front of us.” According to Moore, the rhino then behaved naturally as the two conservationists filmed video and shot photos. “It’s the first time in my life I have frozen with my finger hovering over the camera, afraid to move a muscle. It was a surreal moment — without warning, and after months of planning, and days of searching, this majestic, mythical animal was&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/jaw-dropping-footage-conservationists-catch-javan-rhino-in-mud-wallow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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