Endangered Species In Malaysia 2020

The death of iman made the species critically endangered with less than 80 sumatran rhinos left all over the world primarily in indonesia.

Endangered species in malaysia 2020. Not evaluated data deficient least concerned near threatened vulnerable endangered critically endangered extinct in the wild and extinct. Wwf is committed to saving endangered species. In malaysia new challenges in training new frontliners. To understand just how susceptible marine mammals particularly endangered species.

Teo a universiti malaysia sarawak graduate and member of malaysian nature society mns kuching branch. Endangered species rhinoceros horns worth over 3 million seized in malaysia malaysian officials have seized 18 rhino horns that are worth a total of 3. Kuching sept 1 the helmeted hornbill one of eight hornbill species that can be found in sarawak is now critically endangered due to years of poaching warned local zoologist jason teo. The last sumatran rhino in malaysia passed away in november 2019 making the extremely rare species locally extinct.

For many endangered species like the hawksbill turtles in peninsular malaysia where poaching might be more rampant during isolation they had to depend entirely on wildlife protectors to fend for themselves. All other species of hornbills have hollow casques. The rhino was named iman and she died due to cancer. An unusual hornbill species found in sarawak.

It is the only hornbill species in the world with a solid casque. The iucn categorises species into nine categories. Nov 10 2020 12 32pm est. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.