Sumatran Token: The Vision and Mission
Sumatran Rhinos are the smallest of the living rhinoceroses and the only Asian rhino with two horns. They are covered with long hair and are more closely related to the extinct woolly rhinos than any of the other rhino species alive today. Calves are born with a dense covering that turns reddish-brown in young adults and becomes sparse, bristly and almost black in older animals. Sumatran rhinos compete with the Javan rhino for the unenviable title of most threatened rhino species.
They once roamed as far away as the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and eastern India, through Myanmar, Thailand, possibly to Vietnam and China, and south through the Malay Peninsula. Just two captive females have reproduced in the last 15 years. Today, the species only survives on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Experts believe the third subspecies is probably extinct.
We are a team of biologists that came together to prevent them from going into extinction and we will be working together with wildlife reserves and other organizations that work towards protecting our wildlife. The Sumatran Token has 8% of its supply mapped out for donations to these reserves and they will be voted for by our community.
You can join us as we work towards protecting our society and making the world a better place.
