The Retreat of Southeast Asia’s Rhinoceros Species
The Sumatran and Javan rhinoceros of Southeast Asia are among the most critically endangered large mammals in Southeast Asia, hounded for their relatively small horns that are really just hardened hair. As few as 30 individuals remain in Sumatra, 68 in Java, a handful in Kalimantan, and possibly a few relic stragglers in the borderlands of Myanmar.
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