Sumatran Rhino

The Sumatran Rhino

The Sumatran rhino is critically endangered. Today the Sumatran rhino is mostly found in Sumatra. However, they were originally found in Assam, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. The fact that they are pretty much only found in Sumatra now, is devastating. This means that the population is rapidly dropping. 

The Sumatran rhino lives in forests, bamboo forests, the bush, and marshy areas. 

Ever since the 1930’s, the Sumatran rhino has lost 80 PERCENT of its population. That is such a high drop. In 2008 a population survey was taken, and the population was 220-275 adult Sumatran rhino adults. IUCN expects that we’re seeing this traumatic drop due to poaching. Now, the population is estimated to be less than 100 left in the wild. 

There has been attempted breeding for Sumatran rhinos, but sadly has not been very successful. Also here is a link to a list of endangered animals! I encourage you guys to learn about endangered animals yourself to see the population drops and find more information. I also recommend photos of the Sumatran rhino! They are actually the smallest breed of rhinos! 

Works Cited:

Dinerstein, Eric. "Sumatran rhinoceros". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 May. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/animal/Sumatran-rhinoceros. Accessed 8 May 2021.

"Species Directory". Species List Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals WWF, https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory. Accessed 8 May 2021.