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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra |
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Management - Programs |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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Progress continues on development of a managed breeding center or Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Way Kambas National Park on Sumatra. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in September 1995 by PHPA, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), and Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI). The MOU will permit IRF and TSI to proceed immediately with construction of enclosures for the rhino and support facilities for SRS staff while the process of completing formation of the Management Company and obtaining the conservation/eco-tourism concession in the Park continues. These plans were described in the last issue of ASIAN RHINOS. The IRF has allocated $ 465,000 for the SRS through the end of 1996. Another $ 100,000 to $ 150,000 is needed for completion of the first phase of the SRS.
A detailed mapping of the terrain in the area where the enclosures will be constructed is underway, through a contract to the Way Kambas Sumatran Tiger Project led in the field by Neil Franklin and directed by Dr. Ron Tilson. The fence lines will be demarcated by mid-December 1995. Construction of the fence and other facilities will commence as soon as weather allows. At the latest, it is expected the SRS will be ready to receive rhino by May of 1996.
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Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park
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