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In march of 1874 the Javan Rhino was one of many animals to be in the London Zoo.
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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.
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In January of 1885 the rhino was removed from the zoo and placed into the wild,
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Less than 50 rhinos were found in India.
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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.
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Start of the war also when the rhinos habitat was starting to become destroyed.
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First conducted there were only 25 Javan Rhinoceros.
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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.
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The popuation doubled at Ujung Kulon.
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15 Rhinos were found at Cat Tien National Park.
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In 2006 the population of the rhino in the park was about 100.
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Vietnam Stopped all poaching of the rhino to preserve them.
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In the Cat Tien National Park there was found a dead rhino who was shot and had his horn removed by poachers.
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As little as 35 rhinos are left living in the Ujung Kulon National Park.
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the International Rhino Foundation confirmed the Javan rhinoceros was extinct in Vietnam, leaving only the rhinos in Ujung Kulon
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By this time researchers believe that there will be at least 70 to 80 Javan Rhinos.