World Rhino Day on September 22: Fun Facts about Rhino
- KEHATI
In the long term, without the control of this species, it can lead to a decline in the population of this animal and a decrease in biodiversity in Ujung Kulon National Park.
Preservation efforts
Badak Sumatera
- Dok. WWF
Through the Emergency Action Plan (RAD) to Save the Sumatran Rhinoceros Population, several strategies to restore the Sumatran rhino population were carried out by the government and several parties, such as carrying out intensive protection in the Leuser area, building a rhino breeding facility or sanctuary, and applying assisted reproductive technology for rhino breeding.
The KEHATI Foundation has been administering rhino conservation support through a program to transfer debt payments from the Government of Indonesia to the United States Government since 2017 in several pockets of the rhino population, such as in Gunung Leuser National Park, Bukit Barisan National Park, and Way Kambas National Park.
Regarding the conservation of the Javan rhinoceros, there are proposals for habitat expansion. In addition to avoiding the threat of the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau and the brunt of the tsunami, the availability of food is expected to be a solution to the expansion of the Javan rhino's habitat.
