JAKARTA, Indonesia (NEWSnet/AP) — A Sumatran rhino was born Saturday in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra, the second Sumatran rhino born this year in the country. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species describes Sumatran rhino as “critically endangered.” 

A female named Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province.

The calf is fathered by a male named Harapan, who was born  in 2006 at Cincinnati Zoo.

He was the last Sumatran rhino to be repatriated to Indonesia, meaning that the entire population of Sumatran rhinos is now in Indonesia.

Most of the remaining rhinos live on Sumatra, several in captivity. They are threatened by destruction of tropical forest habitat and poachers who kill the animals for horns, which are prized for making ornaments and for use in traditional medicine in Asia.

“This birth is also the birth of the second Sumatran rhino in 2023. It emphasizes the government commitment of the Indonesian Government on the rhino conservation efforts in Indonesia, especially the Sumatran rhino,” Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said in a written statement.

A conservation guard found Delilah early Saturday with the newborn male calf next to her, 10 days prior to the estimated date of delivery.

Delilah and her baby are in good condition. The calf is able to walk.

The Sumatran rhino is legally protected in Indonesia. The population is declining and only about 30 mature animals remain.

The yet-to-be-named calf is the first success delivery from Delilah.

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