With just 30 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild, researchers are coming up with creative ways to increase the population.

Scientists have decoded the genome of the Sumatran rhinoceros - one of the most threatened mammals on Earth. Its genetic blueprint shows that populations have been in decline for a very long time.

First physical sighting of a Sumatran rhino in over 40 years Jakarta, Indonesia – WWF researchers are celebrating the first live sighting of a Sumatran rhino in Kalimantan, the Indonesia part of ...

The Sumatran rhino is down to fewer than 100 animals, including this female, Rosa The future of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino has been struck a blow, with the death of Malaysia's last male.

It is one of the Greater Sunda Islands with an area of almost 750,000 square kilometres and a population of more than 23 ...

After flood damage to crucial facilities at an orangutan rescue centre, New Zealand is stepping up, with Auckland Zoo funding ...

Indonesia and Germany will team up on advancing the science and technology for captive-breeding of critically endangered species in Indonesia, starting with the Sumatran rhino. Indonesian and German ...

In this reduced living space, rhinos have destroyed farm crops and caused some human casualties, and humans have retaliated against the animals. Sumatran & Javan rhinos The same problem exists for the ...

Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the rhino species and are the only Asian rhino to have two horns. They are one of the most threatened species in the world due to poaching and habitat loss.

Fragmented habitat makes it hard for Sumatran rhinos to procreate and thrive. National Geographic is supporting a conservation effort that may help. ByLauren E. James This story appears in the ...

The last female Sumatran rhino, who was about 25 years old, died at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary in Tabin Wildlife Reserve. There are less than 80 of these rhinos which are on the brink of extinction.