Comments on: Sumatran Rhino Rescued in Sabah

By: kittenz

kittenz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:11:13 +0000

Oops, I forgot to reference the link where I saw the story. Here it is: http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0805-sanderson_interview.html

By: kittenz

kittenz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:55:16 +0000

I read in an article on Mongobay recently that there are parts of southeastern Asia where one can drive for as long as five hours and see literally nothing but oil palms on plantations. That kind of intensive single-species agriculture has to be impacting wildlife. I’m glad that this rhino was rescued but I wonder how many more may have fallen victime to destruction of their natural habitat.

By: gkingdano

gkingdano — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:39:22 +0000

Hope they check it out medically before it is released back into the healthy rhino population. It could have some problem that could kill off the healthy others.

By: wdsasquatch

wdsasquatch — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:43:05 +0000

Good point Quakerhead.
The Sasquatch might be even smarter than most large animals so that could give it a better chance of hiding.

By: Quakerhead

Quakerhead — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:11:56 +0000

Now this is truly a rare find! The latest Sumatran rhino count estimated only about 200 to 300 or so individuals with only a few in captivity. The only rhino that’s smaller in number is the Javan rhino with about 60-70 individuals left making it one of the rarest large mammals in the world. The question I’m wondering is, if these animals can remain elusive (sometimes years between sightings) in the rainforests of southeast Asia, who says that there can’t be any equally fascinating (although unknown) animals left in the world? Remember, the Javan rhino can weigh two tons or more and they’re hardly ever seen.