Iman, Malaysia's last Sumatran rhino ready to undergo IVF treatment
Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah New Straits Times 20 Aug 19; KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia's last female Sumatran rhinoceros has regained her health after receiving treatment for uterine tumour last year. Iman who resides at the Borneo Rhinoceros Sanctuary (BRS) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Lahad Datu is the last of her kind in this country after her partner Kertam died of old age and internal organ failure on May 27. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said although she was still receiving follow-up treatment to prevent the tumour from becoming worse, Iman is now back to her normal self and her appetite has completely improved. He said the rhinoceros is also prepared to undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment with the sperm of a male Sumatran rhinoceros via a collaboration with Indonesia. They were now waiting for help from an expert in Germany. However, taking into consideration the tumour that plagued Iman, she could no longer get pregnant despite still producing ...