Sabah rushes to sign MoU with Indonesia as last female Sumatran rhino’s condition worsens

The the last surviving female Sumatran rhino Iman at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Lahad Datu. - Filepic

KOTA KINABALU: The condition of last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, Iman is deteriorating as Sabah stares at the total extinction of the species.

The state government is now rushing to sign an agreement with Indonesia that will allow them to collaborate in rhino conservation via scientific methods, in particular getting sperm from healthy Indonesian male rhinos.