Javan Rhino Extinct in Vietnam
October 25, 2011 – 9:45 pm
Javan Rhino caught on trap camera in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam. Photo: WWF
Genetic analysis of 22 dung samples collected by a Cat Tien National Park – WWF survey team from 2009 – 2010 affirm that the samples all belonged to a rhinoceros that was found dead in the park in April 2010, shortly after the survey was completed. The findings, presented in a new WWF report, also point to poaching as the likely cause of the death, as the rhino was found with a bullet in its leg and had its horn removed.
The tragic discovery comes after a 2004 survey conducted by Queen’s University, Canada, that found at least two rhinos living in the park at the time.
Full story from the WWF here
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