Conservationist outlines key reasons why Sumatran rhinos went extinct in Malaysia

Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin (third left) and other attendees holding the book written by Payne (second left)

KOTA KINABALU: A series of failures in management and poor decision-making are among the key factors that cause the extinction of the Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia in 2019.

Well-known and veteran conservationist Datuk Dr John Payne outlined these and a host of other reasons for the extinction as well as proposed suggestions in his book to prevent the same fate for other megafauna in his book “The Hairy Rhinoceros”.