![]() The mother is said to sity with her calf for around two years after its birth. Females give birth near the coast and raise their calves near it. All wild animals are thought to be extinct, with only 50 animals left alive today. Its 26-centimeter horn and prominent fold in the hide of its front shoulder are two distinguishing characteristics. ![]() The Javan rhinoceros is slightly smaller than the Indian rhinoceros and slightly larger than the Sumatran rhinoceros. Today, there are only an estimated 60 to 80 Javan rhinos remaining in the wild. By the early 1900s, the Javan rhino population had declined to just a few dozen animals. You can learn more about rhino poaching by watching our recent WildAid Live webisode and our Poaching Steals from Us All campaign.Between 18, at least 60 Javan rhinos were killed in the forests of western Java and Sumatra. Additionally, 100 top Vietnamese CEOs have signed our pledge never to buy, use or sell rhino horn. We brought campaign ambassadors on trips to Kenya to learn about the threats facing rhinos and to meet the world’s last remaining northern white rhinos as part of TV programs to raise broader awareness. In partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, we have produced messages with traditional medicine doctors speaking out against the use of rhino horn. To address demand for rhino horn, WildAid and CHANGE VN ’s campaign to debunk the myths about rhino horn’s curative properties has seen a 70% change in public awareness on this since its inception. This consumer demand in China and Vietnam for rhino horn has fueled the poaching industry and in the past 40 years, the world has lost 95% of its rhinos in Africa and Asia. Primarily composed of keratin, the same protein found in human hair and fingernails, rhino horn has no kn own unique medicinal properties. ![]() In Vietnam, street food vendors wouldn’t be able to shout out their familiar signature dishes such as Bánh chu’ng (rice cake) or Bánh giò (rice dumpling roll).Īlthough rhino horn has been banned for 25 years as a traditional medicine in China, consumption has surged recently as well as in Vietnam, where it is promoted as a purported cancer cure, general health tonic and hangover cure. Without the letters T and G (from ‘Te Giac ’, rhino in Vietnamese), we would lose many of the words we use to communicate and describe everyday things. The new campaign Illustrates to the Vietnamese public how this loss would forever change lives. The extinction of wild Javan rhino in Vietnam has impacted the country profoundly and can be likened to suddenly losing the letter ‘R’ from the English alphabet. The critically endangered Javan rhino are one of the smallest rhino species, weighing around 2 – 5,000 pounds, and standing up to 5.8 feet tall. Javan rhino s were once common throughout much of lowland Vietnam, but now only one small population of 40-60 remains in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. Vietnam’s last Javan rhino was poached in Cat Tien National Park in April 2010. A large female, estimated to be between 15 -25 years old was shot and killed for her horn. Our campaign urges consumers to speak up about the issue of rhino horn consumption in Vietnam and to show the world Vietnam cares about wildlife. To mark a decade since Javan rhinos disappeared from Vietnam, CHANGE VN and WildAid are urging the Vietnamese general public to commit to ending the use and trade of rhino horn. It’s been a decade since Vietnam lost its last Javan rhino to poaching
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