In the jungles of Indonesia , a television camera ambuscade has captured footage of a Javan rhinoceros calf , one of the rarest and most threatened heavy mammalian on satellite Earth .
Spotted alongside its female parent , the Javan rhino calf was pick out in Indonesia ’s Ujung Kulon National Park on the morning of March 4 , 2024 . The calf is estimated to be between 3 to 5 months old , but small else is make love about the individual – it ’s not even sure whether it is male or distaff yet .
The picture ( below ) follows previous sightings in 2022 and 2023 that each establish other new Javan rhino calves , indicate the disruptive coinage is perhaps not as doomed as once believe .
" Ahamdullilah [ praise be to God ] , this is dependable news and proves that the Javan rhino in the world , which only exists in Ujung Kulon , can evolve well and sustainably , " Satyawan Pudyatmoko , Director General of the Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation ( KSDAE ) , said in astatement .
While this is promise evidence that the population is reproduce , Pudyatmoko goes on to say that we should not be “ lull by the joy of find this birth . ”
“ We and all parties who assist in efforts to conserve the Javan rhinoceros must not be regardless and always anticipate any threats that might come , " he add .
TheJavan rhinoceros(Rhinoceros sondaicus ) is one of the five remaining rhinoceros species currently on Earth , known for the relatively short and stumpy horns retrieve only on Male .
They are listed as critically endangered with experimental extinction by theIUCN Red List . Until the past few 100 , the metal money could be found throughout Java and Sumatra , as well as the mainland of Southeast Asia , East India , Bhutan , and the south of China .
Throughout the 19th and other 20th centuries the rhinos were prolifically hunted for their horns , which were prized as hunting trophy and used in traditional medicine . Now , under 100 individual are left , all of which endure within Ujung Kulon National Park on the far westerly bakshish of Java , Indonesia .
Although to a great extent protected , the remaining universe faces a myriad of problems . Along with go on habitat destruction and the ever - present menace of poaching , the region is vulnerable to tsunamis and eruptions of the nearbyAnak Krakatau volcano .
Their highly limited population mean Javan rhinoceros have avery low genetic diversitywithin the species . There are also significantly fewer females than males , raising further incertitude whether the mintage could support a robust , sustainable population .
While news of fresh lifetime is always a boon , the Javan rhino is n’t out of the woods yet .
