Wildlife experts in Malaysia have said they have found a female Borneo rhino, a subspecies of Sumatra rhino, and are preparing to pair with the male Sumatra rhino called the Three Senses. a breeding program to save this rhino from extinction.
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Currently, the number of Sumatra Borneo rhinos has dropped to less than 40 individuals living in tropical forests on Borneo.
It took more than three years for the authorities to find a suitable 'mate' for the middle-aged male rhino named Tam. Tam was rescued in Sabah state in 2008 while wandering in an oil palm plantation with an injured leg, possibly due to a hunter's trap.
The Sabah State Wildlife Department named the new rhino caught Puntung.
According to Dr. Laurentius Ambu, Director of the Sabah State Wildlife Department, finding the rhino Puntung is a 'great gift for the difficult battle of the conservationists of species' survival. rhino ' . This is also the 'last chance to save this rare animal' from complete extinction in Borneo (Malaysia).
