World`s rarest rhinos make first appearance on video in Indonesia

The female rhino, which was accompanied by a calf, promptly charged the camera, sending it flying in Ujung Kulon National Park in western tip of Java island, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was quoted by DPA as saying in a statement.

"It's very unusual to catch a glimpse of the Javan rhinos deep inside the rain forest," said Adhi Rachmat Hariyadi, who leads WWF-Indonesia's project in Ujung Kulon.

"The motion-triggered infrared video traps are a useful way to observe them and the ways they use their habitat in a more detailed way."

Agus Priambudi, head of Ujung Kulon National Park, welcomed the latest finding and said it could reveal detailed information about the world's rarest rhinos.

"We are encouraged by the initial results from these video traps, and hope this data will help the park authorities to understand the population dynamics and behaviour of Javan rhinos better and help manage the threats to this population in a more scientific manner," Agus said.

Javan rhinos are found only ...