Good news from a camera trap in the Javan jungle: the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros population has a new member, based on an image of a calf captured by a camera trap last month, AFP reports.

The Javan rhinoceros is extinct in Vietnam; the last individual was poached for its horn in late 2009, found dead in 2010. Consequently, the annamiticus subspecies is extinct. This leaves only one ...

In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species. Now, conservationists fear poachers have killed up to a third of the surviving population, possibly with ...

WWF and the International Rhino Foundation have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam. WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan ...

The newly identified calf, named Iris, is now part of the world's most fragile population of rhinos living today. Reading time 2 minutes Here’s some good news to close the workweek on. On Friday, ...

Indonesia has announced sightings of two Javan rhino calves this year in Ujung Kulon National Park, the last place on Earth where the critically endangered species is found. The new additions bring ...

The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around 2,000 years ago, they were still common in many parts of China. Around 12,000 years ago, they also ...

Indonesian prosecutors are seeking a five-year-sentence for a poacher who confessed to participating in the killing of seven Javan rhinos. Experts say that while this sentence is the legal maximum and ...

In the coming year, the Javan Rhino Conservation Working Group (CWG) will expand the Javan rhino habitat revitalization initiatives and continue Javan rhino population monitoring. The CWG will fund a ...

One of the two rare Javan rhino calves caught on camera in Indonesia, which has raised hopes for the future of the species - Copyright AFP/File PETER PARKS One of the ...

HANOI, Vietnam, October 27, 2011 (ENS) – The Javan rhinocerus has been officially declared extinct in Vietnam by conservation organizations and by Vietnamese officials at a press briefing Tuesday. The ...

3 March marks the World Wildlife Day. The article below, published within the framework of this international observance, is based on the personal reflection of one of our interns, with a reminder of ...