Browsing the archives for the Ceratotherium simum cottoni tag
New information suggests that the Northern white rhino is a distinct species, not a subspecies.
An exciting new study has re-assessed the taxonomy of the Northern white rhino and the Southern white rhino – and found they are actually two distinct species.
The fab four – Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu – made an appearance on American television this morning. Here’s the video:
The segment about the Northern white rhinos on NBC’s “Today Show” was too short and watered down (what do you expect – it’s a morning show for mommies), but it was good to see these [...]
A brand new online rhino quiz is now available!
Saving Rhinos is pleased to offer another free educational tool – The Rhino Quiz Level II: Challenging!
(Here’s a hint for the Level II quiz: Study up on rhino species!)
Simply click the link below to launch Rhino Quiz Level II:
Rhino Quiz Level II: Challenging
Or try the introductory Rhino [...]
Four of the world’s only known eight Northern white rhinos have arrived in Kenya to begin new lives at Ol Pejeta Conservancy – the last hope to save this critically endangered rhino subspecies.
Good news – and a sigh of relief! Sudan, Suni, Najin and Fatu have landed safely in Kenya after being flown from ZOO [...]
Four of the world’s eight surviving Northern white rhinos are about to be flown from ZOO Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic to Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
This weekend, Northern white rhinos Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu will begin the journey of a lifetime: A new life in Kenya – and the last hope for one [...]
Thanks to superstition-fueled demand for rhino in China for thousands of years, the Western black rhino was declared extinct in 2007.
Now, Javan rhino numbers hover at only 60 – 70 in Indonesia, and only 5 – 7 individual Javan rhinos (the Vietnamese subspecies) remain in Vietnam.
The Northern white rhino has been reported as extinct in the wild today.
Poachers have slaughtered the last four individuals of the rare white rhino subspecies, Ceratotherium simum cottoni.
