rhamphotheca: Conservation of the Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) The Javan, or lesser one-horned, rhino is on the brink of extinction. As few as 40 individuals are thought to survive in the wild in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia, and there are none in captivity. The Javan rhino in Vietnam was confirmed extinct on October  25, 2011. Human population pressures and poaching continue to threaten the few remaining Indonesian Javan rhinos. WWF is working to:• protect the remaining Javan rhinos from poaching• monitor the existing population• establish a second population through translocation, which establishes different populations of a species in more than one area With as few as 40 Javan rhinos left in the world, WWF needs your support to fund urgent rhino projects, including an ambition translocation plan.   PLEASE DONATE NOW to the World Wildlife Fund
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Conservation of the Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus)

The Javan, or lesser one-horned, rhino is on the brink of extinction. As few as 40 individuals are thought to survive in the wild in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia, and there are none in captivity. The Javan rhino in Vietnam was confirmed extinct on October  25, 2011.

Human population pressures and poaching continue to threaten the few remaining Indonesian Javan rhinos. WWF is working to:
• protect the remaining Javan rhinos from poaching
• monitor the existing population
• establish a second population through translocation, which establishes different populations of a species in more than one area

With as few as 40 Javan rhinos left in the world, WWF needs your support to fund urgent rhino projects, including an ambition translocation plan.  

PLEASE DONATE NOW to the World Wildlife Fund

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