In South Africa’s parks and game reserves, rhinos are being slaughtered at the rate of three a day, targeted by poachers who want their horns. 60 Minutes reports.
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Sudan, the last Northern White Rhino

May 24, 2022 #Sudan #Extinction #Rhino
Zoologist Kes Hillman Smith has literally gone to war to save the rarest of Africa’s rhinos – the majestic northern white. They’ve been pushed to the brink of extinction by decades of civil unrest and a ruthless trade in their horns, and despite Kes’s battles and best efforts, there are just three northern whites left in the world. Tonight, she’ll take us to meet the last of a kind, and as Steve Pennells discovers, beyond their heavily armed enclosure, the northern white’s best hope for survival now rests with dedicated scientists and their Frozen Zoo. Steve meets Sudan – the last male Northern White Rhino, as well as the last female – Najin, and her daughter Fatu.