Only Six Northern White Rhinos Left in the World

in Animal News

Conservationists warn that only six northern white rhinos are left in existence, due mainly to poaching for their horns. A statement by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy near Nairobi, Kenya, where the most recent white rhino has died, laments that “the species now stands at the brink of complete extinction, a sorry testament to the greed of the human race.”

Link: International Business Times

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