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Javan Rhino: Endangered Species Overview

The Javan rhinoceros is critically endangered with only around 60 individuals remaining in a single national park in Java, Indonesia. They were once more widespread throughout Southeast Asia but habitat loss and poaching have driven their numbers down. Javan rhinos are solitary animals that wallow in mud and eat various plant parts. Their population continues to decline due to poaching for their horns for traditional medicine, as well as past habitat loss. Urgent conservation efforts are needed to protect the last remaining population of Javan rhinos.

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Javan Rhino: Endangered Species Overview

The Javan rhinoceros is critically endangered with only around 60 individuals remaining in a single national park in Java, Indonesia. They were once more widespread throughout Southeast Asia but habitat loss and poaching have driven their numbers down. Javan rhinos are solitary animals that wallow in mud and eat various plant parts. Their population continues to decline due to poaching for their horns for traditional medicine, as well as past habitat loss. Urgent conservation efforts are needed to protect the last remaining population of Javan rhinos.

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Javan rhinos are the most threatened of the five rhino species, with only around 60

individuals that live only in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. Javan rhinos
once lived throughout northeast India and Southeast Asia. Vietnam’s last Javan rhino was
poached in 2010.

This species is a dusky grey color and has a single horn of up to about 10 inches. Its skin
has a number of loose folds, giving the appearance of armor plating. The Javan rhino is
very similar in appearance to the closely-related greater one-horned rhinoceros, but has a
much smaller head and less apparent skin folds.

conservation status

Javan rhinos are in the same unprotected range, and some environmentalists think the
Sumatran rhino is in more danger. The Javan rhinos is currently known to exist in only
one: Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Java Island.

habitat and location

They mainly inhabit lowland dense rainforests, areas of reeds and tall grass that are
abundant near rivers, large floodplains, or wet areas with lots of mud. Although
historically they preferred to live in low places, the Indonesian subspecies has been
moved to higher places by human encroachment and hunting.

behavior and diet

The Javan rhinos is a solitary animal, soaking in the mud is a common activity of all
rhinos, this allows them to maintain a cool body temperature and helps them resist disease
and disease. parasitic organism. Common Javan rhinos do not dig their own mudbeds, but
prefer to use other animals' dips or naturally occurring holes, which they use to expand
with their horns. Salty soil are also important to them because they provide essential
minerals.

The Javan rhinos is a herbivore. They feed on a wide variety of plants, and are
particularly fond of plant parts such as shoots, young leaves, twigs and ripe fruit. Most of
their favorite plants grow in well-lit areas, clearings, shrubs, and other vegetation without
other large trees. They often knock down seedlings and get food with their movable upper
lip. They are the most adapted for feeding among rhinos.

Why endangered?
The main reason for the continued decline in the Javan rhino population is the fact that
they are hunted for their horns, a problem not only for them but for all other rhino species.
Horns have been a commodity in Asia for more than 2,000 years, as they believe they are
effective in traditional oriental medicine. Because people in many local areas where
rhinos live are poor and have low awareness, it is difficult to convince them not to kill
animals that seem useless in medicine but can sell for a lot of money.

Habitat loss to agriculture has also contributed to the decline, although it is no longer a
factor as the Javan rhino now lives in only two national conservation areas. The decline in
habitat quality has prevented the restoration of species numbers. Despite all the
conservation efforts, their viability is severely threatened. When populations are limited to
two small areas, they are very susceptible to disease and problems due to inbreeding.

In conclution

So we must strengthen law enforcement to protect rhinos. We should reduce demand for
rhino horn

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