With estimates at between 40 and 60 individuals remaining, the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest large animals left in the world. The bulk -- if not all -- of the remaining rhinos are restricted to a small area on Java, Indonesia. Now multinational timber company Asian Paper and Pulp (APP) have teamed up with conservationists trying to save this enigmatic animal.
The new partnership agreement between the national park authority and APP will see an initial IND 3 Billion (approx $300,000) used to establish a 5 year action plan for the conservation of the rhino. The funding will contribute towards a series of actions including:
* habitat restoration,
* anti poaching activities to protect the remaining population,
* community education.
Funds will also go towards the ongoing monitoring programme of the javan rhino through the use of camera traps. The species is so rare that researchers try not to disturb the rhinos too much and most of their knowledge of the health of the species comes from use of remote cameras and studies of droppings.
Apart from Java Island, the only place that still may have the Javan rhino is the Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam however this population is now thought to be in single figures, possibly as low as 7 after one was found killed last year. The population on Java is found in the Ujung Kulon National Park and is estimated at between 40 and 50 individuals.
The new partnership was brokered by Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry to help push forward the Rhino Conservation Action Plan that was established in 2007.
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The new partnership agreement between the national park authority and APP will see an initial IND 3 Billion (approx $300,000) used to establish a 5 year action plan for the conservation of the rhino. The funding will contribute towards a series of actions including:
* habitat restoration,
* anti poaching activities to protect the remaining population,
* community education.
Funds will also go towards the ongoing monitoring programme of the javan rhino through the use of camera traps. The species is so rare that researchers try not to disturb the rhinos too much and most of their knowledge of the health of the species comes from use of remote cameras and studies of droppings.
Apart from Java Island, the only place that still may have the Javan rhino is the Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam however this population is now thought to be in single figures, possibly as low as 7 after one was found killed last year. The population on Java is found in the Ujung Kulon National Park and is estimated at between 40 and 50 individuals.
The new partnership was brokered by Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry to help push forward the Rhino Conservation Action Plan that was established in 2007.
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