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Jakarta, Nov 27 (EFE).- The birth of at least two Sumatran rhinos throughout 2023 in the Way Kambas natural park, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, gives hope to authorities for the conservation of this endangered species extinction critical.
This Saturday, a male calf was born thanks to the semi-natural breeding efforts carried out in Way Kambas, the second birth this year after the baby born at the end of September and the fifth birth since 2012 in this area.
“This further confirms the commitment of the Government of Indonesia in its efforts for the conservation of rhinos, especially the Sumatran rhinoceros,” Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said in a statement.
The last calf, which does not have a name, is in “good condition” and can stand “upright and walk”, after being spotted by the natural park guards with its mother, Delilah, seven years old.
The little boy, who has also been seen “nursing” from his mother, was born ten days ahead of schedule, according to Indonesian authorities.
According to Indonesian authorities, there are currently less than one hundred Sumatran rhinos in the four sanctuaries set up throughout the Indonesian archipelago to house this species, considered critically endangered and included on the Red List of the International Union for Nature Conservation- for facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Unlike the rhinos of India and Java (also in Indonesia), the Sumatran rhinoceros is the only Asian rhinoceros that has two horns, like the African rhinoceroses, to which it is not related.
Sumatran rhinos, which measure between 1.4 meters and 90 centimeters tall, were decimated by poaching to obtain their horns for traditional medicine.
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