Poaching May Destroy Last Sumatran Rhinos

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (UPI) -- Poaching has greatly reduced Malaysia`s population of Sumatran rhinoceroses, but a small group of 13 are holding on, says the World Wildlife Fund.

'If this band of rhinos is to have a healthy future in Borneo the poaching must be stopped immediately -- their numbers are so small that losing one or two rhinos to a poacher could upset the remaining rhinos` chances of survival,' said Sybille Klenzendorf, lead biologist of WWF`s Species Conservation Program.

'Conservationists and Sabah government agencies are hopeful that there is a chance to save this group of rhinos and are diligently working to protect them.'