3️⃣ *An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos,* court rulings seen by AFP show, *drawing praise from conservationists* who said it would help deter lucrative wildlife crime. 🇮🇩 🦏 *The rhinoceros, endemic to Indonesia's most populous island, is critically endangered.* Authorities believe there are *only around 82 remaining in Ujung Kulon National Park* in western Java -- their last stronghold. In 2023, authorities uncovered the *criminal gang that confessed to killing 26 rhinos over the span of five years* in the 120,000-hectare park. *A court in Indonesia's Banten province this week sentenced the mastermind of the gang to 12 years in prison* and gave five of his co-conspirators 11 years, according to rulings posted on its website.