The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Dies
It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announce that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, age 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19th, 2018 (yesterday). #SudanForever #TheLoneBachelorGone #Only2Left pic.twitter.com/1ncvmjZTy1
— Ol Pejeta (@OlPejeta) March 20, 2018
The last male northern white rhino has died at a conservancy in Kenya, leaving just two females in the world as the subspecies faces extinction. Sudan, aged 45, died following a recent bout of age-related illness including an infection in one of his legs. Soon, Sudan’s illness left him unbale to stand, with a veterinarian team…
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