Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah

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By Jeremy HanceApr 23, 2015, 3:15 pm1k ptsInterestingTop
There are no Sumatran rhinos left in the wild in the Malaysian state of Sabah, confirmed Masidi Manjun, the Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, over the weekend. In 2008, conservationists estimated there were around 50 rhinos in the state. Five years later, it dropped that estimate to just ten. Now,…

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Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah

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