MAY 27,
2019
Malaysia's
last surviving male Sumatran rhino died Monday, wildlife officials said,
leaving behind only one female in the country and pushing the
critically-endangered species closer to extinction.
Once
found as far away as eastern India and throughout Malaysia, the Sumatran rhino
has been almost wiped out, with fewer than 80 left, according to the World
Wildlife Fund.
Only a
handful of the creatures remain in the wilds of Indonesia.
Sabah
Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said the Malaysian male, Tam, had
lived in a nature reserve on Borneo island.
The cause
of the animal's death was not immediately clear, but previous media reports
have suggested it was suffering from kidney and liver problems.
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