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The Sumatran Rhino Is In Trouble
November 4, 2015
WCS is doing several things to help.
- Supporting the Indonesian Government Rhino Secretariat to take high-level action to save Sumatran rhinos.
- Supporting Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, the location of one of the four Sumatran rhino populations in Indonesia, in establishing an "Intensive Protection Zone" for the remaining rhinos in the park.
- Setting up SMART in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and also Gunung Leuser National Park, another priority Sumatran rhino site, to enhance the overall protection effort of the species by government.
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