Northern white rhinoceros

Colossal Biosciences Joins BioRescue in Its Mission to Save the Northern White Rhino From Extinction

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, and BioRescue , a consortium initiating and leading the scientific rescue mission of the northern white rhino employing advanced assisted reproduction technologies and stem cell associated techniques, have teamed up to save the northern white rhino from extinction.

Key Points: 
  • Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, and BioRescue , a consortium initiating and leading the scientific rescue mission of the northern white rhino employing advanced assisted reproduction technologies and stem cell associated techniques, have teamed up to save the northern white rhino from extinction.
  • (Photo by Ami Vitale)
    The northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is considered to be functionally extinct in the wild as a direct result of poaching.
  • “The northern white rhino is the world’s rarest large mammal and thousands of species are interlinked to its existence,” says Hildebrandt.
  • Colossal will assist the rescue mission by leveraging genome sequencing and gene editing methods to save the endangered species.

Southern White Rhinoceros Gives Birth at ZooTampa at Lowry Park

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Friday, September 21, 2018
Rhinoceroses, Mammals of Africa, Mammaliaformes, Fauna of Africa, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, White rhinoceros, Lowry, Southern white rhinoceros, Northern white rhinoceros

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrations are taking place at ZooTampa at Lowry Park's southern white rhinoceros' habitat.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrations are taking place at ZooTampa at Lowry Park's southern white rhinoceros' habitat.
  • Mother Alake gave birth to a calf on September 12, marking the sixth successful southern white rhino birth and ninth rhino in the Zoo's history.
  • The northern white rhino, a relative of the southern white rhino, have been considered extinct in the wild, with only two remaining in professional care.
  • ZooTampa at Lowry Park is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to excellence in conservation, education, recreation and research.

Wild Giraffe Semen Collected For The First Time Brings Hope To Conservationists

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Monday, April 23, 2018
Mammaliaformes, Giraffes, Men's Health, Penis, Semen, Northern white rhinoceros, Fauna of Africa

Sounding the alarm for this global catastrophe was the Nat Geo WILD documentary, Walking with Giraffes.

Key Points: 
  • Sounding the alarm for this global catastrophe was the Nat Geo WILD documentary, Walking with Giraffes.
  • The recent death of the last male Northern White Rhino, Sudan, confirmed that conservation as we know it is failing.
  • Despite these hazards, South Africa's Dr. Ilse Luther-Binoir became the first reproductive physiologist to successfully collect semen from a wild giraffe.
  • In a teaspoon of semen collected from one giraffe, she recorded an astonishing 3.5 billion sperm.