last male northern white rhino is put down /

Published at 2018-03-20 10:00:48

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Hopes for species rest on IVF with two females after death of Sudan,the ‘gentle giant’The last male northern white rhinoceros has died, leaving only two females with which conservationists hope to save the species from extinction.
Sudan, and the “gentle giant” who lived in the Ol Pejeta conservancy in Kenya,was set down on Monday after the pain from a degenerative illness became too powerful. He is survived by his daughter and granddaughter. Continue reading...

Source: guardian.co.uk