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Species/Northern white rhinoceros

Northern white rhinoceros

Northern white rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum cottoni

CRCritically Endangered
was Extinct in the Wild
Range
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya (captive)
Population
Two females remain: Najin and Fatu
Trend
decreasing
Last assessed
2020

Functionally extinct in the wild. The last male, Sudan, died in 2018. Scientists are attempting IVF with southern white rhino surrogates — a last-ditch technology for a subspecies we did not protect in time.

This is what ‘too late’ looks like while the animals are still breathing.

IUCN record Wikipedia

Threats

  • Poaching
  • Failed wild population
  • Now entirely dependent on assisted reproduction

What you can do

On the pulse

Census9 years agoMar 19, 2018
CRCritically Endangered
Northern white rhinoceros

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died

Two females remain. Assisted reproduction is the entire plan. Wild recovery is no longer on the table.

Source: Ol Pejeta Conservancy