NAIROBI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A Kenya-based conservationist said that saving the northern white rhino from extinction can be done scientifically. Richard Vigne, managing director of Ol Pejeta Conservancy that provides sanctuary for some of the region's most endangered species and is home to two o...
The Northern White Rhino Is Closer to Extinction Than Ever BeforeGajewski, Karen Ann
northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni, NWR) from extinction. Only two female NWRs are known to the world, both unable to carry a pregnancy, and the last chance to avoid sure extinction relies on pushing the boundaries of contemporary science through the use of advanced ART and ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The health of the world’s last male northern white rhino has deteriorated, bringing the rhino subspecies a step closer to extinction caused by poaching. The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan, listed as “The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World” on the Tinder dating app ...
NAIROBI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Friday that efforts to halt the extinction of northern white rhinos have borne fruit after successful harvesting of eggs from the only two remaining female members of this species, paving way for artificial breeding. ...
As the health of the world's last male northern white rhino declines in Kenya, a global team of scientists and conservationists is pushing ahead with an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction with the help of the two surviving females.
The northern white rhino isone of the two subspeciesof white rhino native to Africa. Southern white rhinos are the most abundant rhino species, although even these are at risk of extinction. Africa is also home tofour black rhino subspecies(one is extinct), while three rhino species just abou...
But he's not just anynorthern white rhino. He is the only male northernwhite rhino left in the world and one of the only fivenortherm white rhinos 1 today.That means Sudan, 42, is the subspecies' lasthope of 2 extinction. To protect him, officialshave placed him 324-hour armed guard...
(CNN) -- The world's last male northern white rhino has died leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction. The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan had been in poor healthin recent daysand was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections. ...
The northern white rhinoceros (NWR) is probably the earth’s most endangered mammal. To rescue the functionally extinct species, we aim to employ induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to generate gametes and subsequently embryos in vitro. To elucidate t