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Mar 2, 2024 · Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing other animals back from extinction. John Yang reports.
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- The Northern White Rhino Sub-Species
- The Path to Extinction
- What Is The Present situation?
- Can Advanced Reproductive Technologies Save The Northern White Rhino?
- What Lessons Can We Learn from The Sad Demise of The Northern White Rhino?
Northern white rhinos are one of two sub-species of the white rhino, the other being the Southern white rhino. Also known as the Northern square-lipped rhinoceros, it has the scientific name of Ceratotherium simum cottoni. Currently, the sub-species is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species and “Possibly Extinc...
Rhinos across Africa first went into decline during colonial-era mass hunting and habitat loss as land was turned over for agriculture, livestock, plantations and urban developments. As the poaching crisis took hold in the 1970s and 80s, fuelled by demand for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yemeni dagger handles, Northern white rhinos (and black r...
In 2009, four Northern white rhinos were relocated to Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy from Dvur Kralove Zoo in the hope that their new surroundings, and other rhino companions, would stimulate natural breeding efforts. Unfortunately the animals failed to naturally reproduce. Now, there are just two individuals left, a mother and daughter, and some co...
IVF in rhinos is incredibly complex and it is unlikely that the methods required for its success will be put in place before the last Northern white rhino dies. Fewer than 10 rhino births have resulted from Artificial Insemination in the last 15 years, and only a handful of embryos have been successfully created. IVF has never been used successfull...
Lessons learned are being put into practice with other Critically Endangered species, making sure they don’t dip below 20 individuals, that habitat is secured, governments, zoos and international actors cooperate, and breeding is intensively managed. The Indonesian island of Java is home to an estimated 74 Critically Endangered Javan rhinos. Their ...
Apr 13, 2020 · The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world - both are female. But scientists have an outlandish plan to save them from extinction.
Apr 9, 2024 · There are only two northern white rhinos left on the planet, but the species may be able to recover from the brink of extinction using frozen skin cells from deceased rhinos.
Sep 18, 2023 · A global consortium of scientists racing to save the northern white rhinoceros— two females shy of extinction —are now enlisting help from U.S. biotech company Colossal, known for attempting...
With less than 6,195 Black Rhinos estimated to be left in Africa, this rate of poaching across the continent means this iconic species could go extinct in just five years. Here are five ways we’re working together to help save rhinos: 1) Equipping ranger teams with game-changing tools to stop poaching
Worldwide, the situation for rhinos is grave. The northern white rhino became functionally extinct after the death of Sudan, the last male, in March 2018, while the black rhino population has plummeted to approximately 4,000. The situation for Asian rhinos is equally bleak with only 3,200 surviving Indian rhinos, about 76 Sumatran rhinos and 60 ...
