Javan Rhino Conservation Program IRF works with our local partner, the Rhino Foundation of Indonesia (Yayasan Badak Indonesia or YABI), and the staff of Ujung Kulon National Park to protect the world’s only population of Javan rhinos while also working to expand the species’ habitat in Indonesia. Is anyone going to save the Sumatran rhino? Illustration of the Sumatran rhino, 1927. What is being done in the fight to save the Sumatran rhino from extinction. Black rhinoceros In short, not enough. “It's also the most vocal of rhinos. So, it will sing to you,” Hance says. Human conflict is another huge threat to the Sumatran elephants existence. ... That female has now been relocated to an enclosed area of forest that is home to a male Sumatran rhino. It’s a very odd feature of any rhino, because you’re not used to seeing hairy rhinos. And with your support, I know we can not only save the Sumatran rhino from the edge of extinction, but we can recover its numbers across Sumatra. The International Rhino Foundation a.k.a IRF had done a lot to prevent the Javan Rhinos’s extinction. Because of poaching, numbers have decreased more than 70% over the last 20 years, with the only viable population now in Indonesia. Freelance journalist Jeremy Hance has reported about attempts to save the Sumatran Rhino from extinction, and talks with Living on Earth’s Bobby Bascomb. Since the elephants have little to no land of their own, they are pushed onto land occupied by humans which ultimately leads to them being killed. The Sumatran rhino is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species due to its rapid rate of decline. There are more ways than one to help save our rhino and preserve them for future generations. by Jeremy Hance on 9 November 2017 | . The species was declared extinct in the wild in Malaysia in 2015. The Sumatran rhino is also related to the extinct Wooly rhino and is the last rhino in their particular genus. Removing the rhino horn in a safe and humane manner prevents poachers from harming rhinos. The quirky things about Sumatran rhinos, apart from being the smallest rhino, is that they are hairy. Listed as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Sumatran rhino is the smallest and last form of the Two-horned hairy rhinos that have lived on the planet for 20 million years. The World Wildlife Foundation is doing many things to help the Sumatran Elephant fight extinction. But a new coalition is hoping to learn from past mistakes and renew the breeding program. While 2012 has seen more arrests taking place than before, the rewards that the criminals receive for poaching rhino outweighs the poachers fear of being thrown in jail. ... the Borneo Rhino Alliance has announced. We discuss the recent news of the Sumatran Rhino officially going extinct in Malaysia and what is being done to save the remaining 80 left in the wild. Unfortunately, the Sumatran rhino, is just that, one of the rarest rhino species in the world. For added protection, dehorning is combined with monitoring efforts to keep poachers away. Indonesia’s Sumatran rhino is one of the most critically endangered species in the world, with less than 80 of them left in the wild. WWF keeps track of rhinos population as well in Ujung Kulon. One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Dies. Being the rarest in the world is great if you are a stamp or coin, but if you are an animal, the distinction is far less sought after. Sign on to stop wildlife crime. Rhino horns grow back at a rapid pace; the dehorning procedure is repeated every 12 to 24 months.