Critically endangered rhino spotted in Indonesian Borneo after 40 years

A rarely seen and critically endangered rhinoceros was spotted in Indonesian Borneo.

The amazing discovery of the Sumatran rhino occurred in Kalimantan, and marked the first time conservationists in the area have made contact with the animal in roughly 40 years.

The 4 to 5-year-old female was contained on March 12 and has since been moved to a safe place pending transfer to a protected locale.

Those watching over the her and her kind hope to gather more Sumatran rhinos and establish a breeding program.

The WWF and Sumatran Rhino Conservation Team are working together on efforts to bring the animal back from the brink of disappearing entirely.

Said Pak Efransjah, the CEO of WWF-Indonesia, "This is a race against time for rhino conservation. Providing a safe home is the only hope for the survival of the Sumatran rhino for many generations to come."

Once plentiful in Asia, the animals' population has dwindled due to habitat loss and poaching.

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