Sumatran rhino dies weeks after landmark discovery

Sumatran rhino dies weeks after landmark discovery Jakarta (AFP) April 5, 2016 - A critically endangered Sumatran rhino has died weeks after its chance discovery on the Indonesian part of Borneo island was hailed as a landmark conservation success, an official said Tuesday. The rare rhino was caught in a pit trap last month in East Kalimantan province in an area close to mining operations and plantations, where it was struggling to survive. It was the first physical ... more

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