Jakarta, Aug. 13 -- Indonesia is the only country that has successfully preserved the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) amid the animal's shrinking population, the country's Forestry Ministry has stated.

The ministry's Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation Satyawan Pudyatmoko explained that out of the Asian countries that once hosted Javan rhinoceros populations, only Indonesia has managed to maintain them.

Estimates suggest there are 87-100 Javan rhinos living in Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten province.

Pudyatmoko noted that in the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) list of the 10 most critically endangered animals, half of which are found in Indonesia.

Historically, the Javan rhinoceros was known to...