Female Borneo Sumatran rhino captured

Malaysian wildlife authorities have captured a female Borneo Sumatran rhino that will be paired with a new mate in a breeding programme meant to save their species from extinction.

Officials have spent more than three years seeking a suitable mate for a middle-aged male rhino named "Tam" that was rescued in Malaysia'seastern Sabah state in 2008 while wandering in an oil palm plantation with an infected leg likely caused by a poacher trap.