[micro feature·ecology and environment] rare javan rhino calf found in indonesian national park
2024-09-14
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[xinhua news agency micro special] adi andono, director of indonesia's ujung kulon national park, said on the 13th that the park has discovered a new javan rhino calf, which has increased people's hope for the survival of the population of this critically endangered mammal in the world.
the indonesian ministry of environment and forestry also announced the good news on the 12th.
the newly discovered cub is a female and has been named "alice". in may this year, cameras installed in ujung kulon national park captured her moving around with her mother. it was assessed to be between three and five months old at the time. reuters quoted the indonesian ministry of environment and forestry as saying that "alice" is the first offspring born to her mother.
adi andono also said that "alice" is the third javan rhino calf found in ujung kulon national park this year. afp quoted relevant authorities as saying that there are now 82 javan rhinos living in the park.
the javan rhinoceros belongs to the genus rhinoceros in the family rhinoceros of the order perissodactyla, also known as the small one-horned rhinoceros, and is a close relative of the indian rhinoceros. the number of javan rhinoceros has been as high as several thousand since records began, but has become increasingly rare due to poaching and habitat loss, and is now on the verge of extinction.
ujung kulon national park is located in banten province, the westernmost part of java island. it is covered with tropical rainforests and freshwater rivers and is the last wild habitat of the javan rhino. adi said that the discovery of "alice" does not mean that the environment for the reproduction of the local javan rhino can be free from many disturbances. the dangers brought by illegal hunting and natural disasters still exist. (end) (qiao ying)
