WWF And the International Rhino Foundation Confirm the Extinction of the Javan Rhinoceros in Vietnam

WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam.

Rare Javan Rhino Found Dead in Vietnam

A Javan rhino was found dead late last week in Cat Tien National Park in, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, further endangering the population of one of the world’s rarest large mammals. It is now uncertain how many, if any, Javan rhinos are left in Vietnam,...

Asia And Africa See a Surge in Rhino Poaching

Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The trade is being driven by Asian demand for horns and is made worse by increasingly sophisticated poachers,...

Dogs Being Used to Find Out the State of Vietnam’s Critically Endangered Rhinos

Highly trained detection dogs are being used help to determine the population status of the Javan rhino in Vietnam, in an attempt to save one of the world’s rarest mammals from extinction.