The Sumatran rhino is the smallest and hairiest of all rhino species, adapted for life in dense rainforest. Traits shaped by evolution offer little defense against habitat loss, fragmentation, and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new report by the IUCN finds that two of the world’s most endangered species are still perilously close to extinction. Javan rhino (Rhinoceros ...

Conservationists and experts had thought Sumatran rhinos extinct in Way Kambas National Park in southern Sumatra. But dogs from the NGO Working Dogs for Conservation have detected what’s believed to ...

(SABAH, Malaysia) — The last male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died, eliminating the likelihood of saving the species in the country, according to animal conservationists. Less than 100 ...

“Finding them in the dense rainforest is no small task,” the International Rhino Foundation said of its mission in Indonesia Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was ...

Sumatran rhinos — hairy and noisy — were thought to have gone extinct from southern Sumatra for years. Then came the dogs. Recently, dogs with Working Dogs for Conservation have discovered what are ...