WWF-M'sia urges joint effort with Indonesia to save Sumatran rhino

Tam was first sighted at the Kretam plantation in Lahad Datu, Sabah in 2009. Photo credit: WWF-Malaysia / Richard Sanggul]

KOTA KINABALU: WWF-Malaysia has called on the government to enhance diplomatic efforts with Indonesia to prevent the extinction of the Sumatran rhino in Malaysia.

In a statement Tuesday (June 4), the organisation said the recent death of Malaysia's last surviving male Rhino – Tam, short for Kertam – was a reminder that a species could go extinct in our lifetime.