Rare Sumatran Rhino Dies Only Weeks After Being Discovered
- 8 years ago
While hopes were high for the survival of a Sumatran rhino discovered in Indonesian Borneo weeks ago, her death was announced on Tuesday.
Only weeks ago, conservationists in Indonesian Borneo sighted and contained a very rare Sumatran rhino.
While hopes were high for her survival, her death was announced on Tuesday.
The cause is believed to be an infection to her leg, which was injured during a prior run-in with a poachers’ trap.
Before her discovery, there had been no reported sightings of a Sumatran rhino in the area for roughly 40 years.
The animals had long been thought extinct, but evidence of their presence began t
Only weeks ago, conservationists in Indonesian Borneo sighted and contained a very rare Sumatran rhino.
While hopes were high for her survival, her death was announced on Tuesday.
The cause is believed to be an infection to her leg, which was injured during a prior run-in with a poachers’ trap.
Before her discovery, there had been no reported sightings of a Sumatran rhino in the area for roughly 40 years.
The animals had long been thought extinct, but evidence of their presence began t