Last male northern white rhino gravely ill

The health of the very last male northern white rhino on the planet has deteriorated, bringing the rhino subspecies a step closer to extinction

“Sudan”: 45-year-old rhino suffers from deep infection in back right leg. He lives with last two females of subspecies – Najin and Fatu – surrounded by 24-hour security at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. Animals have been unable to breed

Scientists hope to save species by using southern white rhinos as surrogates. Sudan even has fund- raising profile on Tinder dating app

Historic distribution of rhinos
Current range of rhinos
White / Black
Indian, Javan and Sumatran




AFRICA
White rhino (Southern)
20,000
Near Threatened

RHINO POPULATIONS*   3,500
Indian rhino
Status IUCN
Red List: Vulnerable

ASIA


Black rhino  5,000
(Eastern, South-western, South-central) Critically Endangered

Historic range of northern white rhino
Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Sumatran  100 
Critically Endangered

Javan 67 Critically Endangered

Sources: IUCN, Save the Rhino International 
*Figures at end of 2015         © GRAPHIC NEWS

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