Monday, June 2, 2014

Rhino conservation is an international issues. Not just panda BUT rhino too. All scientists from all over the world mus participate in all aspect of ecology, behaviour, physiology, genetic, diseases and breeding programmes. We cannot wait until too late. How Malaysia and Indonesia can learn from panda experience.

Averting extinction: Iman, trapped in March, is unable to breed naturally owing to tumours in her womb. Her egg cells, however, can be extracted to produce embryos in the lab. —LIM CHIA YING/The Star
Rhinos wallow in the mud to cool off and to obtain vital minerals which help them deworm and heal wounds. - Photo from Yayasan Sime Darby
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/06/02/Raising-hope-for-baby-rhinos/
Mud bath: Male rhino Tam enjoying his moment in a wallow at Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah. In the past, captive rhinos were not given access to wallows, which they need to cool their bodies and obtain various minerals. — Bernama
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Environment/2014/06/02/Our-fatal-blunders/

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