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Successful Egg Harvest from the last 2 northern white rhinos may save the species

Successful Egg Harvest from the last 2 northern white rhinos may save the species

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There are only two northern white rhinos left worldwide, both of them female. Saving this representative of megafauna from extinction seems impossible under these circumstances, yet an international consortium of scientists and conservationists just completed a procedure that could enable assisted reproduction techniques to do just that. On August 22, 2019, a team of veterinarians…

Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

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At current rates of loss to poaching, rhino species will be extinct within our lifetimes. The big problem is demand for their horn from Asia. The market for rhino horn is moving from “traditional” medicine to “investment value” as jewellery and other processed artefacts in the art and antiques market, according to wildlife trade monitors…