The Sumatran rhino, the smallest of living rhinoceroses, is critically endangered. One of three Asian rhino types, it’s known for its two horns and dark, bristly hair. It was at one point quite numerous in Asia, but the population is now estimated at only about 100 animals, most likely because of illegal poaching, which can fetch $30,000 per horn. But World Wildlife Fund U.K. researchers announced a small victory this week with the first live sighting of a Sumatran rhino in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, and a region where the animal was previously thought extinct.

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