By the summer of 2015, the number had dwindled to four a few months later there were only three.īut when the northern white rhino population began to decline, it was lightning fast. In 2014, there were only seven of the sub species on the planet-all in zoos. He notes that, while protection is costly, "the costs of recovery are even higher." Rhinos in Africa "This is a bitter lesson of species conservation," says Muruthi.
And he adds that it's extremely expensive and could cost more than $9 million. "There's no guarantee that will work," says Philip Muruthi, vice president of species protection at the African Wildlife Foundation. The technology to pull this off is still being perfected.
Sex cells were harvested from the living northern white rhinos, and scientists are hoping to use IVF to impregnate southern white rhino surrogates. ( Meet the heroes who protect the last northern white rhinos.)īecause he is past reproductive age and the two females are unable to produce offspring naturally, scientists were attempting to breed a new rhino in a lab. It was thought that the African climate and having more room to roam would stimulate the rhinos to breed. Vitale was with Sudan when the rhino was transferred from a zoo in the Czech Republic to the Kenya reserve in 2009. they’re named Najin and her 20-year-old daughter called Fatu, who are the last of the remaining species of rhinoceros within the world. "Today, we are witnessing the extinction of a species that had survived for millions of years but could not survive mankind," Vitale wrote in an Instagram post sharing the news. Northern White Rhinos Population As per data, only two rhinos remain for the species, including a mother and daughter. In one last ditch effort to raise money for the rhino's care, conservationists created a Tinder profile for Sudan.ĭocumenting Sudan and the species decline was a major project for National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale. There was a major conservation push to help Sudan produce an offspring.
Sudan's death is largely seen as the final signature on the species' death warrant. Sudan, the Last Remaining Male White Rhino, Has Died Is All Hope Lost?
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