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Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct in the wild

Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct in the wild

Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct in the wild

Only two northern white rhino females remain under guard in Kenya; the last male died in 2018, leaving the wild lineage functionally extinct.

Scientists explore IVF and stem-cell paths — last-ditch labs racing a closing door.

Two heartbeats hold a subspecies. Technology may buy time; poaching already spent the capital.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct in the wild