KOTA KINABALU: WWF-Malaysia has called on the government to enhance diplomatic efforts with Indonesia to prevent the extinction of the Sumatran rhino in Malaysia. WWF-Malaysia said it fervently hoped the rhinos would be able to breed in captivity, even though scientists have discovered that Iman – currently Malaysia's last Sumatran rhino – could not reproduce naturally. "Without this intervention, and once Iman, the very last of our Sumatran rhino perishes from our soil, our rhinos will be no more. In 2017, Puntung, a female rhino, was euthanised as she was suffering from cancer. Sumatran rhinos have not been seen in Sabah jungles for over a decade.

Source: The Star June 04, 2019 06:11 UTC