Since Javan rhinos rely on different food sources and habitats than their Indian relatives, efforts to expand their ...

The last Javan rhino in Vietnam was poached in 2010, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The animal’s numbers have dwindled due to illegal poaching, habitat loss, food availability ...

The Javan rhino is living on the edge ... The invasive Arenga palm (Arenga pinnata) overgrows a lot of the favorite food of the rhino. Poachers can once again find their way to Ujung Kulon ...

Robovský further suggests park managers may want to consider moving some banteng (Bos javanicus), a wild cattle species, out of the park, since they may compete with the Javan rhino for food.

and there is also a shortage of grass and other staple foods. Conservationists have been alarmed at losing three Javan rhinos recently. "When you are talking about populations as small as this ...

The news didn't surprise experts who said only one sighting of the Javan rhino had been recorded in ... 1 day ago Science of smell might help make food in space more appealing Food tends to ...

Unlike some of the other species, however, Javan rhinos don’t use their horns for combat. Instead, the stumpy, keratin appendage serves as a multitool. This allows the animals to scrape mud, forage ...

Javan rhino were once widespread in southeast ... Research has also shown that removing an invasive palm boosts the availability of rhino food plants. Livestock must be excluded from the park ...

including adequate access to food. And in fact, there’s reason to believe the population is rising; as of August 2020, there are now 74 Javan rhinos living in the park, including 40 bulls and 34 ...

This Javan rhino mama may look like she's smiling ... the invasive Arenga palm species that is overrunning the rhinos' natural food supply, for which the animals already must compete with a ...

The Javan rhino is the “most threatened of the five ... even reaching 236 during one fall count when food was more abundant. In 2013, there were only 35 fish. These fish, who get their name ...