Rhino populations in Kenya have long suffered from poaching. But in the past few years, the country has managed to improve ...

The northern white rhinoceros is one of the rarest animals on Earth, with just two females left and no natural way for the ...

With only two non-reproductive females remaining, the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is functionally ...

The near-extinct northern white rhino could be revived following a "crucial" genome breakthrough. It is one of the rarest ...

The Peoria Zoo is celebrating Endangered Species Day by recognizing the endangered species they have within the zoo, including Grevy's Zebra, Mandrill, Amur Tiger, Southern White Rhino, Cotton-Top ...

“It’s like the rhino version of the Human Genome Project.” This new genome also represents a vital tool toward saving the endangered species. In 2011, Loring’s team created the first induced ...

Conservationists in Uganda are working to transform the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in the northwestern Ugandan district of Madi-Okollo into a home for the endangered white rhinoceros. The Uganda ...

That includes black and white rhinos. Black rhinos are only found in the wild in Africa and are listed as critically endangered, with around 6,400 left, according to the International Union for ...

Now, an international team of scientists has mapped the entire genome of a northern white rhino. They say it represents a "crucial step toward" - bringing the critically endangered species back ...

This new genome also represents a vital tool toward saving the endangered species. In 2011, Loring’s team created the first induced pluripotent stem cells from northern white rhinos. They have ...