Indonesia Welcomes Two New Javan Rhino Calves and a Rare Hawk-Eagle Chick

Jakarta. Indonesia spotted two new endangered Javan rhino calves in Ujung Kulon National Park in West Java and managed to hatch a Javan hawk-eagle chick in a conservation center at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta, giving a boost to the country’s conservation efforts. 

The Environment and Forestry Ministry listed Javan eagle and Javan rhinoceros among 25 species with top priority for conservation in Indonesia. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the Javan rhinoceros as critically endangered — the most severe conservation status — and the Javan hawk-eagle as endangered.

Wiratno, the director-general of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, said the birth of the Javan rhino in…