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Rangers Protect The Last Remaining Male Northern White Rhino In The World
Nearly wiped out by poachers and a highly lucrative rhino horn black market, the Northern White Rhino is on the brink of extinction – Sudan, a rhino at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, is the last male Northern White Rhino in the world.
The problem is that Sudan’s horn could fetch more than $75,000 per kg (2.2 lbs), which is why heavily armed poachers have nearly eradicated this species over the last few decades.
Luckily, Sudan doesn’t have to face them alone – the conservancy has an experienced team of rangers that monitor the 90,000-acre private conservation area and work together with local law enforcement agencies as well. Their tools include GPS trackers, surveillance aircraft, and dogs trained to detect humans and security breaches.
Right now, scientists are considering artificial insemination or cross-breeding the females (of which there are 5 left in the world) with similar rhino sub-species and then breeding the resulting rhinos back into pure northern white rhinos.
More info: olpejetaconservancy.org | Facebook | Twitter | justgiving.com (h/t: mashable)
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Morgiana 9 years ago
Even if it's only one animal, I hope he'll have the chance to live his life peacefully.
PaulineRouse 9 years ago
Poor animal....danger at every turn! Hope his keepers don't get £ signs in their eyes!!
kkboodle14 9 years ago
The w. rhino actually has a wide mouth while a b. rhino have more of a hook-shaped mouth. You can check, on pic 8. It's a white rhino.
Sphelele Nhlorh 3 years ago
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FerdinandCelajes 9 years ago
I salute you all for thisenvironmental conservation. Hoping that you can make it breed for the next generation.
DianaHockley 9 years ago
I think it's the most appalling tragedy and I doubt they'll be able to protect this beautiful animal for long.
LouisSamedi 9 years ago
When money becomes more important than the extinction of a whole species... so sad.
LindaJefferson 9 years ago
Sad to think that man has once again almost wiped out an entire species.
dianeroone 9 years ago
I hope he survives, but I am not optimistic. ,Rhinos have been around for over 14 million years but soon gone forever because of human greed
CherieGibbs 9 years ago
What as a Race , have we done? For the Rhino Horn (which has no medicinal properties at all) destroyed this magnificent Animal. Shame
dianeroone 9 years ago
Poor creature. I am not optimistic. Rhinos have been around over 14 million years, soon gone because of human greed.
Morgiana 9 years ago
Even if it's only one animal, I hope he'll have the chance to live his life peacefully.
PaulineRouse 9 years ago
Poor animal....danger at every turn! Hope his keepers don't get £ signs in their eyes!!
kkboodle14 9 years ago
The w. rhino actually has a wide mouth while a b. rhino have more of a hook-shaped mouth. You can check, on pic 8. It's a white rhino.
Sphelele Nhlorh 3 years ago
Hello I’m Nontando Moyo from south African, we offer the best products of RHINO horns dew to restrictions on rhino horns trade Significant recent growth in demand for rhino horn in Asian consumer markets has driven black market prices to extraordinary levels, we offer the price and affordable and has been trading in rhino horn for 15 years and has lot of experience, email us today rhinoh137@gmail.com for both ornamental purposes and as an in\\gredient in traditional Asian medicines used to treat a range of human ailments linked to toxicity and inflammation, we can offer you in any type of rhino horns White rhinoceros, Black rhinoceros , Indian rhinoceros , Javan rhinoceros. email us today!!!!
FerdinandCelajes 9 years ago
I salute you all for thisenvironmental conservation. Hoping that you can make it breed for the next generation.
DianaHockley 9 years ago
I think it's the most appalling tragedy and I doubt they'll be able to protect this beautiful animal for long.
LouisSamedi 9 years ago
When money becomes more important than the extinction of a whole species... so sad.
LindaJefferson 9 years ago
Sad to think that man has once again almost wiped out an entire species.
dianeroone 9 years ago
I hope he survives, but I am not optimistic. ,Rhinos have been around for over 14 million years but soon gone forever because of human greed
CherieGibbs 9 years ago
What as a Race , have we done? For the Rhino Horn (which has no medicinal properties at all) destroyed this magnificent Animal. Shame
dianeroone 9 years ago
Poor creature. I am not optimistic. Rhinos have been around over 14 million years, soon gone because of human greed.
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