Digging through Sumatran rhino dung may help researchers solve some mysteries about remaining rhinos

Sumatran rhino poop could help researchers solve a decades-long mystery of how many Sumatran rhinos are left in the wild. Estimates suggest there are fewer than 80 of this critically endangered rhino species left, which means that there isn’t much genetic diversity left within the remaining population.

This can have consequences for the successful and healthy breeding of future generations. But researchers hope that they can find clearer answers about how many Sumatran rhinos are left by digging through their droppings for DNA.

Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/to-count-sumatran-rhinos-in-the-wild-look-for-their-poop-study-says/

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