Ryan Cuellar
Newcomb
WRC
24 November 2019
The Sumatran Rhino is now Extinct in Malaysia after Lone Survivor Succumbs to Cancer
The last Sumatran Rhino, a critically endangered species has succumb to cancer of the pancreas at the age of 25. Despite continued efforts to attempt breeding the endangered species, going as far as freezing eggs to artificially inseminate, these efforts have all proven null in the pursuit of preserving this species. Ultimately, it has fallen to the same fate of many other of its kind.
The reason for this drastic collapse of the rhino species and many other large fauna is due to the continued efforts of deforestation and especially poachers. Poaching has proven to be particularly detrimental to the endangerment of large animals, particularly rhino and elephants for their horns and tusks especially. These are collected and sold on the black market in Asiatic countries typically as jewelry or as traditional pseudo-medicine. Of course, despite countless studies dismissing the effectiveness of such practices, the trade continues and such practices can only be prevented by further efforts to deter poachers.
Link to Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/24/sumatran-rhino-extinct-malaysia-lone-survivor-iman-died-saturday/4290814002/
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