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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia will preserve sperm and eggs from the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros in a biobank to support assisted reproductive technologies, including ...

A rare sighting on a trail camera has given conservationists hope that a critically endangered animal is still growing its herd. In early March, a trail camera located in Ujung Kulon National Park in ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a poaching crisis, Javan rhino numbers have dropped by a third. Sumatran rhino estimates remain the same — on the edge of extinction. Still, recent developments provide a little good news for ...

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 ...

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 ...