Only between five and eight of these animals are left in the wild. To date seven photographs have been taken of the rhinos in an ongoing survey by WWF and Cat Tien. So little is known about these rhinos that researchers have not yet been able to determine the animal's sex from the photographs. I have been working in Cat Tien for four years and have only seen footprints and droppings. We hope as the project continues we will get more pictures, enabling us to determine sex, distribution and the potential for survival.
People are the biggest threat to the survival of the Asian rhino.
The continued conversion of forest land into cashew nut plantations in protected areas is also of concern. If you have no navigation at the top of the page, go HERE .