Baby rhino tracks in Malaysian Borneo raise hopes for nearly extinct species

June 28, 2006

(AP) -- Rangers sighted tracks of a baby Sumatran rhino in the heart of Borneo's jungles, raising hopes for the survival of a species pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching and habitat destruction, conservationists said Wednesday.

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