Queen's researcher finds situation dire for threatened rhino species
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Peter de Groot hopes that his recent finding confirming the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam will push the public to help protect the last remaining group of these prehistoric creatures living in Indonesia. ?We still have a chance to save the species but before we do anything, we have to determine the profile of the remaining group,? he says. The demise of the Javan rhinoceros population living in Vietnam was confirmed by Dr. de Groot, Peter Boag (Biology) and colleagues. This was done by analyzing animal dung collected with the assistance of special dung detection dogs. They determined only one Javan rhinoceros was living in Vietnam in 2009 using genetic tools developed at Queens and Cornell. That rhinoceros was found dead the following year. Drs. de Groot, Boag and other researchers are now working to save a group of 29 Javan rhinoceroses currently living in a tiny area of Indonesia called Ujon Kolong. They will determine the age, sex
Queen's researcher finds situation dire for threatened rhino species
Peter de Groot hopes his recent finding confirming the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam pushes the public to protect the last remaining group of these prehistoric creatures living ...
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Protection of endangered rhino urged
KINGSTON, Ontario, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A researcher who confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam is urging the protection of the last remaining group of the animals in Indonesia.
Fri 3 Aug 12 from UPI
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Critical Situation For Rhino Species
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Peter de Groot hopes that his recent finding confirming the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam will push the public to help ...
Sun 5 Aug 12 from RedOrbit
Situation dire for threatened rhino species, researcher finds
A researcher hopes his recent finding confirming the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam pushes the public to protect the last remaining group of these prehistoric creatures living ...
Fri 3 Aug 12 from ScienceDaily
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