![]() ![]() In its press release on April 29, 2021, Ol Pejeta Conservancy – a wildlife sanctuary operated by Fauna and Flora International – expressed a further development as scientists and conservationists created four embryos in hope to rescue the species from extinction. However, scientists still hope to revive the species by creating artificial reproductive methods using the sperm left by Sudan on Najin & Fatu. ICUN Listing for Northern White Rhino is seen below, which also lists only 02 individuals. IUCN has named the species to be possibly extinct in the wild and has categorized as critically endangered as seen in this article titled “Conservation efforts bring cautious hope for African rhinos – IUCN Red List” With the loss of Sudan in 2018, the northern white rhinoceros species was deemed functionally extinct. However the image of the rhino mentioned in the first social media claims is not Sudan, it is Najin (daughter of Sudan) who was resting while being comforted by a zoo keeper, according to a Xinhua’s report published in May 2019 with the photo dates back to March 30, 2018. Here is an image published on Getty Images of the male northern white rhinoceros Sudan from 2015 The world’s last male northern white rhinoceros was named “Sudan” after his home country Sudan – where he was born in 1973. It was put down after the pain from illness, leaving behind only two reported female northern white rhinoceroses in the world, Najin and her daughter Fatu – a daughter and a granddaughter of Sudan, according to the Guardian’s report. The U.K.-based media organization reported that the male rhinoceros whose name is Sudan, 45 years old, was euthanized on Maat Ol Pejeta Conservancy – a wildlife sanctuary in Northern Kenya. The death of the world’s last male northern white rhinoceros was reported by The Guardian more than three years ago. However these claimed that the world’s last White Rhinoceros had died on 19 th March 2018 and the world would not be able to witness another white rhinoceros on Earth, and did not specify about Northern White Rhinoceros.įact Crescendo Sri Lanka started investigating this claim by running Google Reverse Image search of the first post and reviewing previous reports by reliable media outlets. Similar posts were shared in Sri Lanka as well. We as a species can achieve the greatest things but also be a truly evil pest to nature …” The great beast is now functionally extinct. The northern white rhino which survived 55 million years and saw ice ages, earthquakes, meteor strikes, and was testament to innumerable historical changes on the planet could not survive humans. The description given below was shared by many users with the photo. ![]() But first, let us understand the claim made by the above mentioned viral posts.Īlongside an image showing a white rhino lying on the ground, a number of posts were shared on social media during the first week of June. Let’s check out how we got to this conclusion by following our research methodology given in details below. However, when we did a fact check on these claims, we found that the White Rhinos are not extinct. ![]() These posts claimed that the majestic White Rhinoceros have gone extinct. Recently, some viral posts fueled discussion about deforestation on social media. Some of these species are endangered in some cases. Deforestation is a sensitive issue, not just in Sri Lanka but across the world as it destroys not only trees but also natural habitat of many species. ![]()
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