Tam, believed to be in his 30s, had been suffering from kidney and liver damage for quite some time. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said he is getting information on the death and their next course of action. Wildlife Department assistant director Dr Sen Nathan added that a post mortem will be conducted first after this. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Christina Liew is expected to issue a statement on the Tam’s death later Monday (May 27). According to AFP, Tam's death puts pressure on an ongoing effort for conservationists hoping to use in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques to create offspring from Malaysia's last female Sumatran rhino, Iman, and an Indonesian male.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 27, 2019 10:30 UTC