World's last male northern white rhino dies

[octoberlib]

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The world’s last male northern white rhino has died, the Kenyan conservancy taking care of it said, leaving only two females of its subspecies alive in the world although scientists still hope they can save it from extinction.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy said in a statement it had made the decision with wildlife officials and his previous carers to euthanize on Monday the 45-year-old rhino, named Sudan, due to the rapid deterioration in his condition.

Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that had affected his muscles and bones and also gave him extensive skin wounds.

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[Canoe52]

1. tRump jr. expressed remorse he wasnt able to shoot the last male white rhino

before it died, but remained hopeful he’d be able to kill the last female white rhino out of existence.

[sammythecat]

2. With his money and resources, I'm surprised

he isn't involved in efforts to resurrect the species by cloning, in vitro fertilization, etc. He's young enough that he could wait for the first one to reach adulthood. Then he could shoot it.