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White Rhinos going extinct
This infographic will demonstrate the differences between a Northern White Rhinoceros and a Southern White Rhinoceros and explain how the Northern White Rhinoceroses are becoming extinct.
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.
Storify: Kenyan government takes elephant lives by the tusks with historic burnings
Every 15 minutes, an elephant is hunted and killed for its tusks, fastracking the creature to extinction. Beyond preserving the species for the enjoyment of future generations, the Kenyan government has also realized that elephants provide the country with substantial tourism revenue. But for the Kenyans, the money is meaningless. Many Kenyan nationals believe that elephants are indispensible to their land and therefore should be preserved.
