Sudan, last male northern white rhino, dies in Kenya
The death of a (sub-)species.<p>We are destined to see more of this in our lifetimes, given how some people treat the natural world and our animal kingdom neighbours..<p>Other sub-species of rhinos, and even elephants, may not be far behind.<p>But we are making progress. In the 1980s, it is estimated that over 600,000 elephants were killed by poachers in less than 10 years.<p>We are now "down" to 20,000 killed per year by poaching.  But sadly, this is still more than are actually born in a year, so it's not quite enough progress, and there is still much work to be done.<p>If you feel like supporting conservation and education efforts to help with this progress, here are a few places to start:<p>The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[0], The Amboseli Trust[1], Save the Rhino[2], and of course the World Wildlife Fund[3] if you want to support conservation in a broader sense.<p>0: <a href="https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/</a><p>1: <a href="https://www.elephanttrust.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.elephanttrust.org/</a><p>2: <a href="https://www.savetherhino.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.savetherhino.org/</a><p>3: <a href="https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=main_monthly&s_src=AWE1806OQ18299A01179RX" rel="nofollow">https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=...</a>