Javan Rhino Conservation
June 24th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
Although the Javan rhinoceros was once the most widespread of any Asian rhino breed, today it is the most endangered. The Javan rhinos were decimated in 1883 when a 120 foot tsunami, caused by the Krakatau volcano eruption, forced its way through the Ujong Kulon National Park where the rhinos lived. The Associated Pr...
Tags: Asia Pulp & Paper, Asian rhino, Conservation, Indonesian Rhino Foundation, Javan rhino, Krakatau, poaching, Ujong Kulon, WWF


