What went wrong with Hairy rhinos?

The first harvest of semen from Tam by electro-ejaculation was done by a Malaysian team of veterinarians and technicians in 2015. — Photo credit John Payne

IMMEDIATELY after the deaths in 2019 of the last two Hairy rhinoceroses in Malaysia, a male named Tam and female Iman, the global response was of sympathy.

This was touching to people who had been close to the rhinos, that died of age-related illnesses under the care of NGO, Borneo Rhino Alliance.