Note
Location
Sumatra
Subject
Distribution
Species
Sumatran Rhino (sumatrensis)
On the rivers Pane and Bila. Rhinos of two species are found both in the plains and on the highest and most inaccessible mountains.
Note
Location
Sumatra
Subject
Distribution
Species
Sumatran Rhino (sumatrensis)
Year
1885
The animals were hunted for their horn (soemboe badak). While the export of these horns was important earlier, this has now almost stopped, first because the animal is only rarely met with nowadays, secondly because the population does not engage in hunting much anymore.