The last male northern white rhino on earth has died in Kenya at the age of 45, leaving only two females of his subspecies alive. The last male northern white rhino, named Sudan, has died in Kenya at the age of 45, leaving just two females of his subspecies aliveNajin (right), Sudan's daughter, and Patu (left) his granddaughter, are now the only two living members of the species. 'Additionally, his genetic material was collected yesterday and provides a hope for future attempts at reproduction of northern white rhinos through advanced cellular technologies.' The only hope for preserving the subspecies 'now lies in developing in vitro fertilization techniques using eggs from the two remaining females, stored northern white rhino semen from males and surrogate southern white rhino females,' the statement said. Roughly 20,000 southern white rhinos remain in Africa.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2018 07:29 UTC