Indonesia gangs poached 26 rare Javan rhinos since 2018: police
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Indonesian police said Tuesday that suspected poaching gangs had killed 26 rare Javanrhinos since 2018, in a case that has shone a light on the existe...
Indonesian police said Tuesday that suspected poaching gangs had killed 26 rare Javan rhinos since 2018, in a case that has shone a light on the existential threat facing one of the world's most endangered mammals.
The rhinoceros endemic to Indonesia's most populous island is critically endangered, with authorities believing there are only around 82 remaining in Ujung Kulon National Park in western Java.
Police paraded five suspected poachers and their confiscated firearms at a press conference Tuesday, after saying last week they were investigating claims by an arrested poacher that his gang had killed dozens of rhinos.
Two groups were behind the killings, according to Yudhis Wibisana, the director of criminal investigation in Java's Banten province.
One "admitted that 22 animals had been killed and their horns sold" while another "admitted four animals had been killed," Yudhis told reporters Tuesday.
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