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Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

The subspecies of the black rhino -- which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species -- was last seen in western Africa in 2006.

The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.​

Source: CNN

 

[Kallor]

Lets wait until its way to late to care.

 

[Pikawil]

Never mind.

 

[Valnen]

Fuck. Night legitimately ruined. Why isn't poaching taken more seriously? It's too fucking late now.

 

[Austriacus]

Huge loss, such a beautifull creature.

 

[fat pat]

We did it!!!!

 

[Unknown One]

Thanks China and Africa!

 

[RomanticHeroX]

Sorry we're so shitty, every other creature on Earth.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

It was declared extinct two years ago.

 

[victreeb3l]

I fear one day I'm gonna wake up and read this exact article about Lions and Tigers.

Fuck some people, seriously.

 

[Hunter S.]

Sexy, beautiful beasts gone forever. If only some were kept in Zoos just to keep the species alive.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I fear one day I'm gonna wake up and read this exact article about Lions and Tigers.

Yeah.

Genuinely upsetting. Goddammit people. :\

 

[AMUSIX]

Where the hell am I supposed to get my dick-hard powder now?




Also, this news is old...from 2011:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15663982


since then, it has always felt special to see the ones at the San Diego Safari Park. Next time I'm there, I'll ask how many individuals they have DNA from in their frozen zoo.

 

[zoukka]

I fear one day I'm gonna wake up and read this exact article about Lions and Tigers.

Fuck some people, seriously.

Fuck people who don't care, as in us too.

 

[Hitokage]

Not to worry, economics will save it. As they become more rare the demand will get more expensive and it'll reduce poaching.

Oh wait.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

:\

 

[Valnen]

I fear one day I'm gonna wake up and read this exact article about Lions and Tigers.

Fuck some people, seriously.

It's going to happen, and probably in our lifetimes. Really sucks.

 

[jstripes]

Fuck. Night legitimately ruined. Why isn't poaching taken more seriously? It's too fucking late now.

I'm sure it's taken seriously, but the resources just aren't there to keep tabs on that much land.

 

[Fatalah]

Hey guys, what's a rhino? Looks like a crazy creature from a Guillermo del Toro movie.

 

[AMUSIX]

Also, this news is old...from 2011:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15663982

Hmmm, just checked the link in the OP, that one's from 2011 as well.

 

[Ville Pukema]

Sexy, beautiful beasts gone forever. If only some were kept in Zoos just to keep the species alive.

You would need many hundreds of them to keep inbreeding at minimun levels, not that im against, just that it would be hard thing to pull of I think.

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Lions, tigers, elephants.

Next 100 years are gonna suck.

 

[God Dayumm]

Nooo! It was one of the most majestic and I never got to meet one "(

 

[foxuzamaki]

this is the 3rd time this came up, are they reporting this everytime they find that one final black rhino?

 

[Guevara]

Set up a preserve in the American plains. It's their only chance.

 

[AMUSIX]

this is the 3rd time this came up, are they reporting this everytime they find that one final black rhino?

no, the article is from two years ago.


Oh, and for anyone who wants to see them before they die out completely, there exist a few at zoos around the world. I know San Diego has two of them.

 

[WorldStar]

so, when can we bring them back using science?

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

this makes me sad

im on the verge of tears

 

[jerry1594]

Hopefully their flesh is preserved for cloning at a later time.

 

[Hunter S.]

so, when can we bring them back using science?

I wish scientists would save ova and sperm.

 

[J_Lee]

I think we should vote to just start shooting poachers no trial or anything just right there in the middle of the wild this shit would stop.

 

[jerry1594]

so, when can we bring them back using science?

love how everyone on here uses the word science like it stands for magic potion.

 

[Akainu]

Seriously get these animals out of africa.

 

[WorldStar]

love how everyone on here uses the world science like it stands for magic potion.

so...are you saying science CAN'T bring them back but instead we must rely on black magic...?

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Thanks a lot Asian people still practicing dumbass cultural myths :/

Thanks a lot so called "hunters" and sportsmen" for being reckless cowards.

next stop, african Elephants.... til the Ivory well is dry

 

[PeskyToaster]

The circle of life continues.

 

[Hunter S.]

love how everyone on here uses the world science like it stands for magic potion.

You never know what will happen in the future so the word seems appropriate.

 

[AMUSIX]

I wish scientists would save ova and sperm.

They do, as well as other cells. San Diego Zoo has a massive "Frozen Zoo" facility:

It is remarkable that our Frozen Zoo® now contains frozen cell cultures of more than 9,000 individual birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and, even, fish. Adding in the number of frozen biopsies that may be expanded to produce cell cultures, the Frozen Zoo® contains more than 10,000 individual animals of over 1,000 species. Nowhere else does such an amazing collection exist.

from: http://www.sandiegozooglobal.org/wh...em_cell_science_offers_hope_for_conservation/

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I've said it before, i'll say it again. Westen Governments should just go in there and take the lot. The Elephants, Rhinos, everything. And stick them in Australia or Nevada or something.

 

[plasmawave]

Noooooooooooooo, nature's unicorn nooooooooooooooooo.

 

[Ether_Snake]

How could we even recreate a whole species? We'd need a lot of different DNA samples to have a species which can manage to be repopulated no?

Polar bear, tiger, elephants, lions, whales, dolphins,

 

[Megalosaro]

At the very least, are there any specimens in zoos?

 

[Hunter S.]

They do, as well as other cells. San Diego Zoo has a massive "Frozen Zoo" facility:

It is remarkable that our Frozen Zoo® now contains frozen cell cultures of more than 9,000 individual birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and, even, fish. Adding in the number of frozen biopsies that may be expanded to produce cell cultures, the Frozen Zoo® contains more than 10,000 individual animals of over 1,000 species. Nowhere else does such an amazing collection exist.

from: http://www.sandiegozooglobal.org/wh...em_cell_science_offers_hope_for_conservation/

Thanks for an informative post of something positive !

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

Beautiful animal. Miss you : (.

 

[Lamel]

Wow, just like that, the last member of this species died out. Terrifying to think of. Weird thing is that it was declared extinct in 2011 though.

I really hope tigers and lions don't go this way; it's good to know there are more conservation efforts for them.

Yes I know, it is technically part of nature, but still sad nonetheless.

I've said it before, i'll say it again. Westen Governments should just go in there and take the lot. The Elephants, Rhinos, everything. And stick them in Australia or Nevada or something.

This is stupid.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I wonder what Rhino tastes like.

 

[jerry1594]

You never know what will happen in the future so the word seems appropriate.

I'm not referring to that at all. I'm just annoyed with all these disciplines being crammed together under the science term. It's become a thing since everyone started felting Neil Tyson. Like "new protein discovered" "yeah science bitch!" "engineers design self-fixing bridge" "science bitch!". To me, a comparable example would be if a really good game came out, and someone said "entertainment is so good", or if people were talking about the latest bestseller and someone says "fuck yeah art!". Technically not incorrect but it's annoying. Just a pet peeve I have.

 

[zoukka]

I think we should vote to just start shooting poachers no trial or anything just right there in the middle of the wild this shit would stop.

Nothing would change.

 

[jerry1594]

I've said it before, i'll say it again. Westen Governments should just go in there and take the lot. The Elephants, Rhinos, everything. And stick them in Australia or Nevada or something.

and no. just no.

 

[NotMyRealName]

Who can I blame for this?