Efforts to Save the Sumatran Rhino
Sumatran rhinos are one of five rhinoceros species in the world. These rhinos are the smallest, reaching a height of 120-145 centimeters and a length of up to 250 cm, and are also known as hairy rhinos.
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East Aceh Regent Hasballah M Thaib inaugurated the start of construction of the Sumatran rhino sanctuary in Rantau Panjang Village, Simpang Jernih District, East Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Thursday (11/11/2021).
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhius sumatrensis), an endemic animal with a population of less than 100 individuals, is on the brink of extinction. Developing a rhino sanctuary is part of an emergency action plan to save the protected two-horned animal.
Optimism radiated from the face of Hasballah M. Thaib, the regent of East Aceh in Aceh province, as he led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Ranto Panjang village, Simpang Jernih district, on Thursday (11/11/2021).