Main image via The Borneo Post + Borneo Rhino Alliance
Our hearts are breaking because the last ever Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has passed away.
Image via The Borneo Post
“It is with great sadness that the Sabah Wildlife Department announces the death of Iman, the last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, at 5.35pm on Nov 23, 2019,” said State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew.
The death of the cancer-ridden female rhino, marks the extinction of the species in Malaysia.
Image via Malay Mail
“Its death was a natural one, and the immediate cause has been categorized as shock,” the minister said.
“Iman was given the best care and attention since her capture in March 2014 right up to the moment she passed,” she noted. “No one could have done more.”
The minister also added that the rhino had almost passed away on several different occasions due to sudden massive blood loss from her uterine tumours over the past five years.
“The team at Tabin provided round-the-clock intensive support and successfully brought her back to good health and egg cell production on several occasions,” she said.
Image via The Straits Times
Iman’s death came a lot sooner than was expected said Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga.
But we knew that she was starting to suffer significant pain from the growing pressure of the tumours into the bladder,” he noted.
All across the internet, people from all corners are mourning the death of Iman and the subsequent extinction of the Sumatran rhino in Malaysia.
Goodbye Iman. RIP.
Info via The Star
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