Today, the last 67 rhinos face death from starvation.
The aggressive Arenga palm is growing out of control in critical rhino habitat in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia, blocking out the sun and causing the smaller plants they feed on to die.
Desperate and hungry, rhinos are moving further and further afield, where they have to compete with other animals for what little food is available.
It’s been a long, hard fight to keep this tiny population alive. Javan rhinos are clinging on – just – because WWF supporters have defended them from poaching and the effects of illegal logging on their habitat.
We need your urgent help to stop the invasive palm trees that are strangling their food supply - and threatening their very existence.
How can you help?
Your donation will help fund community conservation projects, rhino patrol units and sensor cameras.
$60 could help remove the Arenga palm and revegetate 240 m2 of crucial rhino habitat
$90 could help remove the Arenga palm and revegetate 360 m2 of crucial rhino habitat
$120 could help train and equip a wildlife ranger in Java, to help monitor and protect Javan rhinos
$170 could allow WWF to set up a sensor camera network in the Javan rainforest, providing vital data for the long-term protection of Javan rhinos and their landscape