Sentences with phrase «white rhinoceros»

science.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader writes: The last male northern white rhinoceros died just last week, and a total of just 29,000 rhinoceroses now remain on earth.

The world's last male northern white rhinoceros died this year.

Sudan, the last living male northern white rhinoceros, is reportedly not in good health, signaling the possible end of his subspecies.

The last male northern white rhinoceros has died but there is still hope that his death will not mark the end of his species.

The world's last surviving male northern white rhinoceros, Sudan, died Monday at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC) in Kenya, potentially dooming the species to extinction.

Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros on Earth, died Monday.

Last November, a tweet from biologist Daniel Schneider with a picture of the world's last male Northern White Rhinoceros went viral.

The species (there is still ongoing debate whether it is a distinct species or a subspecies of the white rhinoceros) is called Ceratotherium simum cottoni and is thought to have gone extinct in the wild over 10 years ago, even though it is still listed as critically endangered (possible extinct in the wild) in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, an entry that was last updated in 2011.

A white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in South Africa.

WIth the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, the species is one step closer to complete extinction.

After I posted on the seizure of tons of poached Asian pangolins bound for Chinese meat and medicine markets, Dale R. McIntyre, a frequent commenter from Bartlesville, Okla., submitted a vivid sketch of an encounter with a white rhinoceros and, shortly afterward, a posse of poachers gunning for the last black rhinos in the same African park.

From a distance, the entire shrub appears to be accented with fuzzy, white rhinoceros horns.

James Prosek: Walk in the Woods includes a large work on panel of a white rhinoceros surrounded by silhouettes of indigenous birds and fauna.

Standing Laparoscopic Surgery for Uterine Biopsy in a Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum).

Meet Sudan, the last male of his sub-species, the Northern White Rhinoceros.

Northern White Rhinoceros They are now down to just 3 living (and nonbreeding) animals left, since the 2 that lived at the San Diego Zoo died this year.

The last male northern white rhinoceros, Sudan, died Monday, leaving only two females alive.

The treatment was successfully conducted in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) and greater one - horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).

«The captive southern white rhinoceros (SWR) population is not currently self - sustaining, due to the reproductive failure of captive - born females,» said Christopher Tubbs Ph.D, San Diego Zoo Global and lead author of the paper.

For instance, the last birth of an endangered northern white rhinoceros was in 2000.

Not exact matches

And here, the conflict is virtually black - and - white, crossing a big game hunter who boasts of killing a peaceful rhinoceros during a South Africa safari with a woman who rightly considers herself a healer, one who loves animals (and probably most people) with such a ferocity that she even keeps a pet goat in her bedroom along with two adorable dogs.

Addo also boasts all Big 7 animals — buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard, rhinoceros, whale and great white shark, and now includes the Woody Cape Nature Reserve, which encompasses Bird Eland — home to the world's largest breeding population of Cape gannets, and the second largest breeding population of African penguins.

Today's Sightings: Humpback Whales (Inukshuk, Argonaut Claw and Ridge), Northern Resident Orca (A34s) Pacific White - sided Dolphins, Pacific Harbour Seals, Steller Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Rhinoceros Auklets, Red - necked Phalaropes, and Common Murres.

Namibia's Etosha National Park, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiwhite minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiWhite Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles.4

One more symbol of the rising global demand for rhino horn and its devastating effect on rhinoceroses in both Africa and Asia: The Guardian reports that the female white rhino in South Africa's Krugersdorp nature

India has over 441 animal sanctuaries and 80 national parks which are home to several endangered species of animals (Bengal Tigers, Asiatic Elephants, Snow Leopards, Indian Rhinoceros) and many different species of birds (Great Indian Bustard, Himalayan Monal Pheasant,, White Breasted Swiflet, Griffon Vultures) just to name a few.