Asian Rhinoceros Specialist Group and IUCN in 1984. An ini tiative to capture the remaining population of the Sumatran Rhinoceros in Sabah and establish a captive breeding programme 6 was started in 1989. The In ternational Zoo Yearbook records 11 Sumatran Rhinoceros held in 6 collections.
None is believed to be captive bred.
An International Studbook is maintained for this species.