#rhinorecovery

[amivitale]

Photos by @amivitale. In a historical undertaking, a consortium of the world's leading experts from @leibnizizw Avantea, @safariparkdvurkralove and @kenyawildlifeservice performed the first ever ovum pick up on Fatu and Najin, the last living northern white rhino on the planet at @olpejeta conservancy in northern Kenya. This procedure, never before performed on any northern white rhinos, could mark that instant when these creatures were brought back from certain extinction. At this very moment, the precious ova are being rushed to Italy where they will eventually be matured and fertilized with frozen northern white rhino sperm to become embryos which could then be transferred into the southern white rhinos who could gestate the embryos. If this new technology is successful, it could bring this critically endangered species BACK FROM EXTINCTION. This has been a ten year journey, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes sublime as I followed the last northern white rhinos alive on the planet from @safariparkdvurkralove in the Czech Republic to Kenya's @olpejeta back in 2009. Witnessing what was believed to be end of the species with the death of Sudan, the very last male northern white rhino, last year broke my heart into a million pieces. Now, I share the news that these incredible human beings are on the cusp of saving the species. I have hope that we are waking up and understanding our responsibility to protect this planet. @bmbf.bund @biorescue_project @leibnizgemeinschaft @MinistryOfTourismAndWildlifeKE @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #NorthernWhiteRhinos #NorthernWhiteRhino #OvumPickUp #NorthernWhiteRhinoRecovery #NajinandFatu #SavetheNorthernWhiteRhinos #SaveOurRhinos #RhinoRecovery #WildlifeConservation #OnlyTwoLeft #StopExtinction #EndExtinction #RacingExtinction #OlPejeta #SavetheChubbyUnicorns #RhinoConservation #RhinoFriday #StopPoaching #EndPoaching #SaynoToPoaching #Rhino #biorescue #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #WorthMoreAlive #OlpejetaRhinos #ProtectRhinos #DontLetThemDisappear #rhinos #Kenya #Africa #photojournalism #amivitale #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikonambassador (at Ol Pejeta Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gCsqSBu2x/?igshid=txwcwa1kcute

[tularue11]

Reposted from @olpejeta History is taking place once again on Ol Pejeta. Today, a team of scientists are performing the third ovum pick up on our northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu. Even in the face of a global pandemic, these dedicated individuals made it all the way from Europe to carry out the procedure that should have taken place eight months ago.  We are joined by Hon Najib Balala, Minister for Tourism, KWS Director General Brig. (Rtd.) John Waweru, KWS Chairperson Betty Maitoyo, Jan Stejskal, Director of International Projects, Safari Park Dvůr Králové and Thomas Hildebrandt, Head of BioRescue project and Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz-IZWamongst many others we are lucky to have with us. Watch this space for more news! @biorescue_project @tunajibu @kenyawildlifeservice @safariparkdvurkralove @amivitale #NorthernWhiteRhinos #NorthernWhiteRhino #OvumPickUp #NorthernWhiteRhinoRecovery #NajinandFatu #SavetheNorthernWhiteRhinos #SaveOurRhinos #RhinoRecovery #WildlifeConservation #OnlyTwoLeft #StopExtinction #EndExtinction #RacingExtinction  #OlPejeta #SavetheChubbyUnicorns #RhinoConservation #RhinoFriday #StopPoaching #EndPoaching #SaynoToPoaching #Rhino #biorescue #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #WorthMoreAlive #OlpejetaRhinos #ProtectRhinos #rhinos #Kenya. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBQjdSHJw7/?igshid=k2iqqs02ienp