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Northern white rhinos: The audacious plan that could save a species →

April 16, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world - both are female. But scientists have an outlandish plan to save them from extinction. BBC NEWS

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April 16, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
rhino, conservation, extinction
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Survival of a subspecies: Hope for the northern white rhino →

January 20, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Najin and Fatu, two female northern white rhinos, are the last of their kind, but the โ€œBioRescueโ€ program is working to change that. THE WASHINGTON POST

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January 20, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
rhino, conservation, extinction
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Scientists have successfully created embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino →

September 16, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

The in-vitro creation was made by a consortium of veterinarians and conservationists from Germany, Kenya, and the Czech Republic working at the Avantea laboratory in Cremona, Italy. QUARTZ

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September 16, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
science, animal extinction, conservation, rhino
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