Name: Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos
Uploaded: 2024-06-12T09:47:40-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species. The suspects are part of a network that used homemade firearms to kill at least 26 Javan rhinos since 2018 to get their horns. The horns are in high […]

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Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species. The suspects are part of a network that used homemade firearms to kill at least 26 Javan rhinos since 2018 to get their horns. The horns are in high […]

The Javan Rhino Is the Rarest Living Rhinoceros Species

The Javan rhino is found in just one place on Earth, at least in the wild: Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. Once abundant, it is now the rarest rhino and one of the rarest mammals in the world. Javan Rhino Basics Little is known about the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus). It is approximately […]