Asian Geographic Junior - 08.2018

Thousands of Javan rihnos once roamed

the forests of Asia. However, as more

people began living on the land, the

rhino began to be hunted by farmers for

destroying their lands and by poachers for

their horns. This is because some people

believe that these horns have medicinal

proper ties, but horns are made out of

the same material as your nails! Because

of this, these rhinos are in real danger of

going extinct. There are fewer than 80 of

them left in the whole world!

JAVAN RHINOCEROS

Rhinoceros sondaicus

IUCN status:

Critically Endangered

Asia is home to many unique

animals that can’t be found

anywhere else in the world, and

many of them are facing extinction!

Endangered

animals IN

Asia

Extinct^ (EX) –

The animal no longer exists

on Ear th

Extinct in the wild (EW)

• There are no

more of these animals living in the wild,

only in zoos or laboratories

Critically endangered (CR) –

The animal

may soon disappear from the wild

Endangered (EN) –

The animal faces a

high risk of extinction in the wild

Vulnerable (VU) –

The animal is in some

danger of extinction in the wild

Near threatened (NT) –

The animal is

likely to be endangered in the future

Least concern (LC) –

At lowest risk

The International Union for Conservation

of Nature (IUCN) studies animals around

the world, and assesses the threats they

face, ranking them on its Red List of

Threatened Species.

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