Tweet Every now and then, we all need to take a “cute” break. Enjoy! This adorable baby white rhino named “Eco” is just four weeks old, and he’s out for a romp with his mum at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: There’s nothing cuter [...]
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16 Jun 10
5 May 10
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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Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Northern White Rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Ceratotherium cottoni, Ceratotherium simum, Ceratotherium simum cottoni, Colin P. Groves, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Jan Robovsky, Kees Rookmaaker, Northern White Rhino, Prithiviraj Fernando, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, rhinoceros, Southern white rhino, The Sixth Rhino: A Taxonomic Re-Assessment of the Critically Endangered Northern White Rhinoceros, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Ceratotherium cottoni, Ceratotherium simum, Ceratotherium simum cottoni, Colin P. Groves, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Jan Robovsky, Kees Rookmaaker, Northern White Rhino, Prithiviraj Fernando, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, rhinoceros, Southern white rhino, The Sixth Rhino: A Taxonomic Re-Assessment of the Critically Endangered Northern White Rhinoceros, white rhino
11 Jan 10
Tweet Good news from Uganda: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has welcomed a third baby rhino! 2010 is off to a promising start at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where a white rhino calf was born on January 2 – the third baby rhino following more than 25 years of regional extinction. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving [...]
10 Jan 10
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 [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Northern White Rhino, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Ceratotherium simum, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Kenya, Northern White Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Ceratotherium simum, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, Kenya, Northern White Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, white rhino
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