The northern white rhino is the rarest rhino in the world with just two surviving members of the species. Najin and Fatu are a mother and daughter duo protected within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, and have been part of an assisted breeding program. But scientists have decided to retire Najin from the program due to ethical concerns.
One of the world's last two northern white rhinos, a mother and her daughter, is being retired from a breeding programme aimed at saving the species from extinction, scientists said on Thursday.
NAIROBI - One of the world's last two northern white rhinos, a mother and her daughter, is being retired from a breeding programme aimed at saving the species from extinction, scientists said on Thursday (Oct 21). Najin, 32, is the mother of Fatu who is now the only donor left in the programme, which aims to implant artificially developed embryos.
One of the world's last two northern white rhinos, a mother and her daughter, is being retired from a breeding programme aimed at saving the species from extinction, scientists said on Thursday.