KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian expedition found evidence of at least 13 Sumatran rhinos deep in the jungles of Borneo, giving hope to conservationists that a species thought to be nearly extinct could flourish again if poaching is controlled.
The rhinos were tracked into the dense jungles of Sabah state in Borneo Island in May by a team of 120 government wildlife officials, academics and members of WWF-Malaysia, the WWF said in a statement Friday.
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