The Javan Rhinoceros
early 1800s - 2010 CE
“The pre-historic looking Javan rhinoceros is one of the world's rarest large mammals Once widespread in south-east Asia the Javan rhino is now found only in two small areas in Java and Vietnam. The devastating decline of the Javan rhinocerous has been largely attributed to hunting for its horn and for other body parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit the International Rhino Foundation and WWF.
Linda Macaulay, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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