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Indonesia: Baby Boom for Rarest RhinosWorld Briefing | Asia
Indonesia: Baby Boom for Rarest Rhinos
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 2, 2006
Scientists have found indications that four new Javan rhinos were born recently in Indonesia, raising hopes for the survival of the rarest of the rhino species and one of the rarest mammals in the world, the conservation group WWF said. It is estimated that 28 to 56 Javan rhinos live in Ujung Kulon National Park on Java. The only other known population is in Vietnam, where no more than eight rhinos likely survive. A WWF team recently found three sets of mother and calf footprints in different parts of the park, and came face to face with another calf, which they were able to identify as a female, and her mother. Because of the distance between the areas where the discoveries were made and the differences in the size of the footprints, the team concluded they are evidence of four different calves.
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