Current situation The current number of living individuals of the Bornean subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni; also known as the Bornean rhino) is possibly around forty or less. Sabah now offers the only likely prospect for saving this sub-species, and the best prospect for saving the species in Malaysia. Based on morphological […]
Face-to-face with what may be the last of the world’s smallest rhino, the Bornean rhinoceros. Nothing can really prepare a person for coming face-to-face with what may be the last of a species. I had known for a week that I would be fortunate enough to meet Tam. I’d heard stories of his gentle demeanor, […]
CINCINNATI, OH (September 6, 2009) – “Emi”, the world’s most famous endangered Sumatran rhino, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 21 at her home at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The female Sumatran rhino lived at the Cincinnati Zoo for the past 14 years and produced three calves, Andalas (2001), Suci (2004) […]
Face-to-face with what may be the last of the world’s smallest rhino, the Bornean rhinoceros. Nothing can really prepare a person for coming face-to-face with what may be the last of a species. I had known for a week that I would be fortunate enough to meet Tam. I’d heard stories of his gentle demeanor, […]
1 Mar 2015, Kota Kinabalu: The Sumatran rhino once browsed the forests in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. By the mid-20th century, its range and population has drastically shrunk due to forest habitat loss and killing for its horn. The demand for rhino horn stems from the common yet misguided belief […]
Can a sanctuary in Indonesia keep the world’s most imperiled rhino from extinction? This article by Jeremy Hance appeared in Mongabay on June 19, 2015; visit the site to read the full article here: Bina having breakfast at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. “One percent of the world’s population,” veterinarian Zulfi Arsan […]
Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) No. 613555-A, a non-governmental organization operating as a non-profit company assists Government of Sabah through Sabah Wildlife Department in managing Sumatran rhinos, including development of advanced reproductive technology (ART) to help preserve endangered species. BORA seeks qualified candidates for the following positions, all two years contract, with the possibility to extend, […]
Attempts to breed these three rhinos naturally have proven unsuccessful. Tam’s sperm quality is not ideal. Although Puntong and Iman are still producing eggs, they both have reproductive pathologies that have rendered them unable to bear a foetus. The only way the species can be saved in Malaysia is through advanced reproductive technology (ART) – […]
After 17 years, researchers finally unlock the mysteries of Sumatran rhino reproduction. An article by Jeremy Hance published in Mongabay on 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 As the 20th century drew to a close the Sumatran rhino captive breeding program, launched in 1984, had yet to produce a single calf. Home to the last two Sumatran rhinos […]
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General Rhino Facts about thinos from the Asian Rhino Project Herbivores All rhinoceros are herbivores – that is, they eat only plant material. Some primarily eat grass (grazers), some eat mostly leaves and branches (browsers) while others feed on a mixture of both. Perissodactyls Rhinoceros belong to the perissodactyl family of ‘ungulates’ (hoofed animals) indicating […]
Together with the Javan Rhino, the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the most critically endangered of the rhino species. This rhino species may represent the rainforest relic of a rhino which was once adapted to the open woodlands of the Pleistocene ice ages when sea levels were much lower than now, and Borneo and Sumatra […]
BORA is a non-governmental organisation established as a non-profit company under Malaysian law. BORA’s Board of Directors is chaired by Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad of the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Other members of the Board are Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma, Datuk Dr Junaidi Payne, Executive Director of BORA and […]
The Sumatran Rhino is the smallest of all rhino species. They have been around for millions of years, but their time might be coming to an end. Today, there are less than 100 of these critically endangered rhinos left. In Malaysia, we have spent decades desperately working to save this species. Despite countless attempts to […]