Fragmented habitat makes it hard for Sumatran rhinos to procreate and thrive. National Geographic is supporting a conservation effort that may help. ByLauren E. James This story appears in the ...

It’s because of a random strand of hair discovered somewhere in the dense Indonesian rainforest that scientists believe Javan ...

“The world has lost yet another magnificent creature and moves closer towards losing an ancient rhino lineage. Teetering on the edge of extinction, the Sumatran rhino is considered the most endangered ...

A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species ...

It is likely too late for northern rhinos, she said, and the focus should be on the Javan and Sumatran subspecies, which each have fewer than 50 surviving. The northern white researchers maintain ...

who studied endangered Sumatran rhinos in Malaysia, said in the news release. The study was published in the Nature Journal Scientific Reports and was conducted at the University of Cincinnati.

A rare Sumatran rhino has been born at a sanctuary in Indonesia. The calf, which has not yet been named, weighed 25kg (55lb). Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of all rhinos, and are classed as ...

And they likely starved to death." Rhino expert John Payne spent his career working with endangered Sumatran rhinos in Malaysia. Payne, who was not part of the study, said UC's research addresses ...