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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia |
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Management - Programs |
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Javan Rhino |
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WWF-International and other conservation agencies are very concerned about a proposal, originating from the Captive Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) of IUCN to remove 18-26 Javan rhinos Rhinoceros sondaicus from Ujong Kulon National Park to establish captive-breeding programmes. There are only two populations of Javan rhino in the world, both in protected areas: approximately 60 rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia and 5-15 animals in Nam Cat Tien reserve in southern Vietnam. The Indonesian population has increased in numbers with better protection of the park. Ujung Kulon is one of the finest and best protected parks within Indonesia. It protects one of the last remaining fragments of lowland rain forest in Java and is an important centre for biodiversity. Apart from the Javan rhino, the park protects other endangered species such as banteng Bos javan- icus, wild dog Cuon alpinus, three endemic primates namely, the Javan gibbon Hylobates moloch, silvered leaf monkey Trachypithecus auratus, and Javan leaf monkey Presbytis comata, as well as 259 species of birds (half the Javan bird list), crocodiles and nesting beaches of marine turtles. Concern has also been expressed over plans by government agencies to move rhinos from the Ujung Kulon peninsula to a captive-breeding scheme on the island of Panaitan, adjacent to tourist facilities.
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Javan rhino: captive breeding concern
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