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Rarest mammal in the world caught on video in Indonesia
The Javan rhinoceros is widely considered the rarest mammal in the world. Flirting with extinction for decades, it is estimated that only forty of the beast remain on the island of Java in Indonesia and less than ten in southern Vietnam. Once the most widespread rhino species, poachers and human development have made life increasingly difficult for the small rhino. None exist in captivity.
The enigmatic creatures have eluded documentation, and this camera trap footage is a boon for conservationists. Separate cameras filmed two distinct adult and calf groups. This proves that the rhinos are mating and perhaps even increasing in numbers. According to National Geographic, the footage was shot at the western tip of Java - the most populated island in Indonesia. For rhinos, they sure are cute.
Filed under: Asia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Video, Ecotourism, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jonathan verrall Mar 3rd 2011 12:27PM
wow apparently there's only a dew of these left in the world as people have killed them to use there horns in ancient Chinese medicines which apparently "give you the horn" , the demand has become so high for rhino horn that their killing white and black rhinos in Africa i saw an interesting post on http://www.africasky.co.uk/ blog, $50,000 for a kg of rhino horn its terrible!
it's nice to see these types of animals in the wild still, even though they should be in a rehabilitation scheme trying to rejuvenate the species again.
Fiznatty Mar 4th 2011 11:23AM
The Java tiger is considered extinct now (no official sightings since the 80s), so they don't have any wild predators remaining. If we can protect it from ourselves, then maybe there's a chance...