Imagine standing in front of a gentle giant whose kind once roamed vast African plains in great numbers, only to realize you ...

Sudan, a northern white rhino and the last male of his subspecies, died Monday at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The rhino — once called by the dating app Tinder as the “most eligible bac ...

But what we do know is that the white rhino is incredibly resilient. In the late 19th century, the southern white rhino was thought to be extinct. Then, 100 of the animals were found in South Africa.

The rhino and the people who tried to save ... says goodbye to Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros. Sudan died in 2018. Two females of the subspecies remain. But slowly, as I covered ...

but this rhino, named Sudan, was even more incredibly important. Sudan was the last male of his species on the planet. Now, just two northern white rhinos exist, both female, one being Sudan’s ...

AP Photo/Sunday Alamba When Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, died in March at a wildlife preserve in Kenya, it seemed to signal the end of his kind. But it might not be over yet.

The last remaining male northern white rhino in the world has died – a tragic example of the terrible impact of the illegal wildlife trade. © Martin Mulama / WWF ...

Sadly, the beautiful scene doesn’t last long. By 1900, the white rhino had been reduced from an estimated 300,000 or 400,000 to less than 100 animals in the world. By 1985, the rhino population ...

What is the southern white rhinoceros? The southern white rhino and northern white rhino are subspecies of the white rhino. Aside from living in different parts of Africa, they differ slightly in ...