White Rhinos going extinct
Nicole Daniel, Graphic Artist
The last Northern White male rhinoceros was put down on March 19, 2018, which means the males are now extinct.
Sudan, the last remaining male, was 45-years-old and had a daughter and a granddaughter named Najin and Fatu respectively. They were all being cared for in Kenya, but the caregivers’ primary concern was, if it was possible for there to be more Northern White Rhinoceroses in the future.
The two female rhinoceroses are in no physical condition to reproduce. The only lead that the caregivers have is teaming up with scientists and creating to develop a new reproductive technology. They would then breed it with the Southern White Rhinoceroses, which has a population of over 19,000 rhinoceroses, and creating a new breed of White Rhinoceroses.
