Only Seven Northern White Rhinos Survive After Death of ‘Nesari’

Tweet The world’s Northern white rhino population dwindles to just seven. One of the world’s last known Northern white rhinos has died at Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic. The female rhino named “Nesari” was 39 years old. Northern white rhinos are believed to be extinct in the wild, and Nesari’s death leaves just [...]

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7 Jun 10

Northern White Rhino Breeding Plan to Begin with ‘Hybrids’

Tweet All hope for saving the Northern white rhinos from extinction is resting squarely on the shoulders of the ‘Fab Four’ – Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu. Now that the Northern white rhinos have settled into their new home at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy, experts hope they are in the mood for love – with [...]

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5 May 10

New Study Finds the Northern White Rhino is Actually a Sixth Rhino Species

Tweet 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. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news [...]

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10 Jan 10

12 Rhino Poachers Arrested in Kenya After Rhino Slaughtered on Private Ranch

Tweet 12 suspected rhino poachers and rhino horn buyers have been arrested in Kenya following the killing of a female Southern white rhino on a private ranch. A manhunt in central Kenya has resulted in the arrest of 12 suspected rhino poachers and rhino horn buyers, after a 10-year old female Southern white rhino was [...]

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25 Dec 09

4 Northern White Rhinos Arrive Safely in Kenya From Czech Zoo

Tweet 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 [...]

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20 Dec 09

Precious Cargo: Extremely Rare Rhinos Prepared for Move from Czech Zoo to Kenya

Tweet 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 [...]

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16 Dec 09

Only 8 Northern White Rhinos Still Survive As Controversy Brews Among Rhino Experts

Tweet Rhino experts are divided in potential plans to salvage the genes of the world’s last eight Northern white rhinos. Now believed extinct in the wild, the world’s only surviving Northern white rhinos are currently in captivity in just two locations: ZOO Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic and San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. [...]

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17 Jun 08

Devastating News About the Northern White Rhino

Tweet 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. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not [...]