rhinoceros are have something of a consequence , from challenging program torewild them across Africa , to cutting - bound engineering wreak backancient species DNA . Rhino calves are also popping upin the UK , and now the Sumatran rhinoceros are joining in with the nascence of a new calf .
At the Sumatran Rhino Reserve , Way Kambas National Park ( SRS TNWK ) in Indonesia the young calf was behave to experienced female parent Ratu on September 30 . Ratu , who is a 23 - year - one-time female Sumatran rhinoceros , has previously had two other calf , in 2012 and in 2016 .
“ This news is for certain happy word , not only for the Indonesian people but also the macrocosm . I give my high taste to the parties involved in the parturition of this Sumatran rhino . Hopefully , we can continue to receive well-chosen news from the nascency of Sumatran rhinos and other protected animals in the futurity , " said Siti Nurbaya Bakar , Minister of Environment and Forestry , in apress outlet .
This birth of the distaff calf marks the fourth successful birth at SRS TNWK and increases the number of rhinos living at the military reserve to nine .
" The master goal is to produce Sumatran rhino calfskin to maintain the natural selection of the Sumatran rhino specie which is now threatened with extinction . In the future , Sumatran rhino calves resulting from the breeding program at SRS TNWK can be loose back into their innate habitat , " said Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation ( KSDAE ) KLHK , Satyawan Pudyatmoko .
Sumatran rhinoceros are critically endangered and now only survive in sprinkle small population in woods across the Indonesian island , where antecedently their range extended into Southern China , Thailand , and Cambodia . According to theIUCN Red Listthere are only around 30 mature individuals left in the wilderness , with the wild population having declined by 80 percent in the last 30 years . Across Sumatra the principal threats are the problem associated with make a modest population , human hoo-hah , and poach .
“ This petty rhino will be an incredible embassador for the Government of Indonesia ’s successful preservation procreation programme , and of the essence for the future of this coinage . This birth is welcome news show for us all ! ” said theInternational Rhino Foundation ’s ( IRF)executive conductor Nina Fascione , who was in Indonesia to celebrate the parentage .
