Genetics and the last stand of the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Goossens, Benoit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-4643, Salgado-Lynn, Milena, Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine J., Ahmad, Abdul H., Payne, Junaidi, Zainuddin, Zainal Z., Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S. and Ambu, Laurentius N. 2013. Genetics and the last stand of the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. Oryx 47 (03) , p. 340. 10.1017/S0030605313000045

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Abstract

The Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis is on the brink of extinction. Although habitat loss and poaching were the reasons of the decline, today's reproductive isolation is the main threat to the survival of the species. Genetic studies have played an important role in identifying conservation priorities, including for rhinoceroses. However, for a species such as the Sumatran rhinoceros, where time is of the essence in preventing extinction, to what extent should genetic and geographical distances be taken into account in deciding the most urgently needed conservation interventions? We propose that the populations of Sumatra and Borneo be considered as a single management unit.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	Cambridge Journals
ISSN:	0030-6053
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/63200

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