A program of managed breeding for the Sumatran Rhinoceros at the Sumatran Rhino sanctuary, Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia

Abstract

The Sumatran rl~inoccrosi s thc nlos[ cri~icI :l y~ endangered of' tile rhinoceros species wit11 less than 300 individuals estirilated ro rc~nni~illl thc wild. n dcclinc of inore tl1:111 50% 01' the total alive 10 yeais ago. Furtl~crniorct he i t i l c r n a ~ i o ~c~fafol rt 10 establirh i1 III;III,I;CJ breeding population for future re-in troduct ions, has had li~niteds uccess. Since its srnl-r ill 1985 almost three-quarters of the nni~naIs have died nrld pairing and bl-ecdlng has bccil problematic, with only one advanced pregnancy to date (Cincinnati, USA).