Nola, one of the last white rhinos in the world, is dead. Of its own species now only 3 specimens remain.
She's dead Nola, one of the last northern white rhinos of the world. Of its own species now only 3 specimens remain.
Nola dropped us off Sunday November 22 at the San Diego Zoo after being euthanized. On November 13th she had been subjected to an operation which unfortunately followed serious complications. Nola had been operated on for an infection.
Il Northern white rhino it is already extinct in the wild due to poaching. Now only three specimens remain, one male and two females. They are found in Kenya and are now very old and no longer able to reproduce.
The San Diego Zoo, California, had been home to Nola since 1989. The decision to euthanize it was a very difficult one, but there was nothing more to be done now. Nola he was 41 years old. Faced with these facts we can only regret how such extraordinary creatures are disappearing due to man and in this case essentially due to poaching.
Nola's death brings northern white rhinos even closer to extinction. The San Diego Zoo has launched an appeal on his own Facebook page . asking everyone to share their memories with Nola and their condolences.
Thus was born thehashtag #Nola4Ever, with the aim of making everyone understand how serious the situation of wildlife in the world is, which is increasingly threatened by poachers.
Nola's disappearance comes just four months after the death of Nabire, another northern white rhino who lived in the Czech Republic, in a local zoo. As for white rhinos, the world can still count on the presence of a few thousand southern white rhinos, a species which, however, has already been included among the animals almost at risk by the IUCN.
The San Diego Zoo in recent years had already hosted some northern white rhinos, unfortunately already disappeared: Noti died in 2007, while Anagalifu left us last year.
Il southern white rhino is a subspecies of the rhino widespread in Southern Africa, with an estimated population of over 11 thousand specimens, while the Northern white rhino (like Nola) is a subspecies now considered extinct in the wild, which was previously widespread in central and eastern Africa.
Seguite sui social l'hashtag # Nola4Ever to discover all the memories related to one of the last northern white rhinos in the world.
Marta Albè
Photo font: San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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