WALHI believes that the proposal to relocate the Javan rhinoceros to Alas Purwo needs thorough evaluation.

Daniel Johan, a member of Commission IV of the DPR from the PKB faction, firmly opposes the plan to relocate the Javan rhinos from Ujung Kulon, Banten, to Alas Purwo.

The government is considering the relocation of Javan rhinos from Ujung Kulon to Alas Purwo to prevent the extinction of this species amid tsunami threats from the Sunda Strait.