Khan, M., 1989. Asian Rhinos: an action plan for their conservation. Gland, IUCN, pp. i-iv, 1-23
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Objectives:
1.To preserve theremnant populations in the wild.
2. Establish other populations in the wild.
3. Develop a captive propagation programme to reintroduce this species in the wild, but in a way that minimizes the demands on the tiny wild population.
4. To continue efforts to close down the trade in rhino products.
General Recommendations
a.Conduct an intensive survey in Ujung Kulon National Park, Java, to determine more precisely the size and composition of the population surviving there.
b. Determine what resources are currently available, and those that are additionally required, to provide adequate protection for the population in Ujung Kulon. This should include a consideration of human needs in the buffer-zone outside the park.
c. Investigate the status of Javan rhino in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. This investigation should be conducted in conjunction with the Kouprey Conservation Programme.
d. Develop as soon as possible a captive propagation programme, based on information obtained by the intensive survey of Ujung Kulon and the explorations in Indochina.
e. Formulate guidelines, and perhaps conduct a search, for a site to establish additional wild populations in Southeast Asia. Animals should be made available for reintroduction from the captive breeding programme.
f. Introduce and enforce strict measures to ban the use of Javan rhino products in all countries, especially in Laos, where internal consumption is still permitted. More severe measures against poachers and traders are needed.
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