DNA analysis shows Sumatran rhinos peaked during last Ice Age, never recovered

Mongabay
Dec 14, 2017, 12:30 pm105 pts
The critically endangered Sumatran rhino has been on an arc toward extinction for nearly 12,000 years now, according to a new study based on genome sequencing that also found the species’ population peaked almost a million years ago. The study, published Thursday, Dec. 14, in the journal Current Biology, is…

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