One of the world's last Javan rhinos ( Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticu s) has been shot and killed by poachers in Vietnam, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday. The animal was shot and its horn, valued in traditional Asian medicine, was cut off.
No one knows exactly how many Javan rhinos remain in the world, but estimates for the population range from 40 to 60 animals, with possibly eight existing in Vietnam's Cat Tien National Park . The critically endangered species is elusive, rarely photographed, and almost never observed in the wild. None exist in captivity.
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