The Javan Rhino

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    Javan Rhino

  • London Zoo

    In march of 1874 the Javan Rhino was one of many animals to be in the London Zoo.

  • Ujung Kulon was hit by a Volcano

    The Ujung Kulon peninsula was devastated by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. The Javan rhinoceros recolonized the peninsula after the explosion, but humans never returned in large numbers, thus creating a haven.

  • Good Bye London Zoo

    In January of 1885 the rhino was removed from the zoo and placed into the wild,

  • Population Going Down

    Less than 50 rhinos were found in India.

  • Brink of Extinction

    In 1931, as the Javan rhinoceros was on the brink of extinction in Sumatra, the government of the Dutch Indies declared the rhino a legally protected species, which it has remained ever since.

  • Vietnam War

    Start of the war also when the rhinos habitat was starting to become destroyed.

  • The Ujung Kulon Population

    First conducted there were only 25 Javan Rhinoceros.

  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora first went into effect in 1975, the Javan rhinoceros was placed under complete Appendix 1 protection; all international trade in the Javan rhinoceros and products derived from it is illegal.

  • Population Doubled

    The popuation doubled at Ujung Kulon.

  • Rhinos New Home

    15 Rhinos were found at Cat Tien National Park.

  • Population in Ujung Kulon

    In 2006 the population of the rhino in the park was about 100.

  • Poaching

    Vietnam Stopped all poaching of the rhino to preserve them.

  • Rhino Down Rhino Down

    In the Cat Tien National Park there was found a dead rhino who was shot and had his horn removed by poachers.

  • Remaining Rhinos

    As little as 35 rhinos are left living in the Ujung Kulon National Park.

  • International Rhino Foundation

    the International Rhino Foundation confirmed the Javan rhinoceros was extinct in Vietnam, leaving only the rhinos in Ujung Kulon

  • Target Zone

    By this time researchers believe that there will be at least 70 to 80 Javan Rhinos.