Last male white rhino

This story comes from a Conservancy in Kenya, where 3 white rhinos remain. 2 females, Fatu (15 years old) and Najin (25 years old), and 1 male, Sudan (42 years old). Sudan is under guard 24/7, while scientists are trying to find ways to reproduce with one of the two females. The rhinos ar ehealthy, but whether they will mate is a whole different story. Sudan may be too old to mount and mate with a female. Najin has weak legs that may not be able to support a mounted male. The best chance may be in vitro fertilization or a white rhino mating with a southern white rhinos, which is a different subspecies. The reason for these highly endangering numbers is due to poachers who target rhinos in the belief that their horns can cure ailments. Outside of the Conservancy, there are 2 white rhinos remaining. One in the San Diego Zoo and one in a zoo in Czech Republic.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/africa/kenya-northern-white-rhino/index.html

This story is very saddening. It is one thing for a species to become extinct through natural means, but this is due to human hunting. That is just terrible. This really shows how much of an effect humans really do have on the environment. I hope that conservation efforts for all species improve so that other endangered species would not become extinct. Poaching has a huge effect on African Elephants as well, so the conservation should start now.