Big 5 Malaysian Animal Series: The Lesser Two-Horned Rhinoceros

Traditional Chinese medicine utilities rhino horn and most other parts of its body. The species has been hunted for more than a thousand years and there seems to be no place that is safe for the rhino. Poachers are not local but come from fearless of the authorities. The species is critically endangered and need the greatest care and protection. The world population is approximately one hundred rhinos. Captive breeding has achieved success and offers some hope of saving the species.

Big 5 Malaysian Animal Series Series is a Malaysiana book that provides a display of research on wild animals in the jungles of Malaysia. This book consists of five titles namely, The Malayan Tiger, The Malayan Elephant, The Malayan Tapir, The Seladang, and The Lesser Two-Horned Rhinoceros. It is produced on the basis of the importance of creating awareness among the general public of the need to preserve and conserve the flora and fauna of Malaysia so as not to become extinct because of the development process.