News tagged with rhino habitat

$3.3m aid for threatened species

Gorillas, cockatoos and frogs are among a list of threatened species to benefit from a $3.3 million (2.4 million euro) aid award, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Mile-a-minute' weed threatens Nepal's jungles

The lush jungles of the Chitwan national park in southern Nepal are among the last remaining refuges of the endangered royal Bengal tiger and the rare one-horned rhino.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Officials scramble to save endangered Javan rhinos

(AP) -- The discovery of three dead Javan rhinos has intensified efforts to save one of the world's most endangered mammals from extinction, with an electric fence being built Monday around a new sanctuary ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Malaysia officials to trap rhino for breeding

Malaysian wildlife officials on Wednesday said they plan to trap a rare female Borneo rhino caught on camera to mate with a lone male rescued two years ago.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Homecoming for Tanzania rhino species kept alive in S.Africa

A group of Tanzanian rhinos, now extinct in their natural habitat, was airlifted home Friday more than two decades after some of the species were brought to South Africa, officials said.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

2 rare elephants found dead in Indonesian jungle

(AP) -- Two rare Sumatran elephants believed to have been poisoned with cyanide-laced pineapples were found dead in the jungles of northwestern Indonesia with their tusks removed, a conservationist said.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia

New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0