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Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

Phys.org - Sat 23 Nov 19

The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday.

Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies

BBC News - Sat 23 Nov 19

The species is now extinct in Malaysia, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist elsewhere.

Malaysia Mourns Death of Last Sumatran Rhino Iman

Geek.com - Tue 26 Nov 19

Mourning Iman, Malaysia's last Sumatran rhinoceros (via Sabah Wildlife Department/New Strait Times) The Sumatran rhinoceros is now extinct in Malaysia ...

Malaysia Says Goodbye to Iman, Its last Sumatran Rhino

Livescience - Mon 25 Nov 19

Once plentiful across Asia, Sumatran rhinos have steadily declined in recent decades.

Malaysia's lone Sumatran rhino dies, species now extinct in country

FOXNews - Mon 25 Nov 19

The Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia with the death from cancer of a 25-year-old female named Iman —the last known specimen in the Asian country, the BBC reported Saturday.

Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhino dies, leaving Indonesia as the final refuge

Mongabay.com - Mon 25 Nov 19

The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is now extinct in Malaysia following the death of its last captive individual, Iman, over the weekend. The fate of this critically endangered ...

Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

The Hindu - Sun 24 Nov 19

The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to shock in her system. She had uterine tumors ...