Sudan the rhino is dead. But his sperm could save the species | Helen Pilcher
With the death of the last male northern white rhino, conservationists must embrace the hi-tech methods that could save it
by Helen Pilcher
Mar 20, 2018
3 minutes
On Tuesday morning, I woke to the news that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, had died. The 45-year-old animal was euthanised at his home in the Ol Pejeta conservancy in Kenya. He was old and he was ill. His time had come. Although this is desperately sad, the stark reality is that his passing makes no difference to those who seek to save his kind.
Despite a last year, Sudan
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