Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies
Source: BBC
The Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia, with the death of the last known specimen.
The 25-year-old female named Iman died on Saturday on the island of Borneo, officials say. She had cancer.
Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year.
The Sumatran rhino once roamed across Asia, but has now almost disappeared from the wild, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist. The species is now critically endangered.
Iman died at 17:35 local time (09:35 GMT) on Saturday, Malaysia's officials said.
The Sumatran rhino is down to fewer than 100 animals
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50531208
Maxheader
(4,366 posts)How thriving a planets species is...determines how humans will survive..or not..
Hotler
(11,354 posts)pazzyanne
(6,522 posts)So will the human race follow. It is just a matter of time.
Bayard
(21,813 posts)Wonder how common cancer is in rhinos.