Conservationists have warned that the death of the last male northern
white rhinoceros in Kenya is a sign that unsustainable human activity is driving a new era of mass extinctions around the globe.
Graham and Dorothy are part of an endangered species breeding programme at Blair Drummond, which, along with fundraising and awareness, has played a crucial role the conservation of the southern
white rhinoceros.
However, the phylogenetic tree branch lengths of two clades of black rhinoceros are closely linked and are distantly related to
white rhinoceros, C.
Today, the survival of the northern
white rhinoceros and dozens of other species could hinge on the collection amassed over nearly 40 years that has become the largest gene bank of its kind: The Frozen Zoo.
A typical game drive will yield black and
white rhinoceros, elephant, lion, hyaena, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, warthog and a host of plains game such as sable, tsessebe, impala, waterbuck, kudu, nyala, andblesbok.
PRAGUECity, Dhu-AlHijjah 24, 1435, Oct 18, 2014, SPA -- A Czech zoo says a 34-year-old northern
white rhinoceros has died in Kenya, further reducing the world's dwindling population of the critically endangered animal, AP reported.
You can choose which animal you want to adopt from this list:
White Rhinoceros, Burchell's Zebra, Giraffe, Cheetah, African Lion, African Elephant, African Wild Dog, Humboldt Penguin, Bactrian Camel, Bengal Tiger, Hippopotamus or Bengal Tiger.
white rhinoceros. In another life, he could have been an illustrious
The
white rhinoceros is divided into two subspecies: the northern
white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) and the southern
white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum ssp.
Two
white rhinoceros sold for N$340,000 each, six sable antelope for an average of N$268,333 with the highest price of N$430,000 paid for a sable cow.
Environment News Service reports: "In total some 320 species are affected by these proposed changes, including the African elephant,
white rhinoceros, several shark species and the manta ray in demand for luxury banquet foods, frogs, crocodiles, valuable tropical timbers, ornamental and medicinal plants and many other animals and plants." Enforcement is essential, and countries will also discuss ongoing unregulated sales of elephant ivory.
KNOWSLEY Safari Park has double joy to celebrate with the birth of two
white rhinoceros calves.