Kenya turns to IVF to save endangered white rhinos
Kenya is taking bold steps to save the critically endangered white rhino from extinction through advanced reproductive technologies.
With only two female white rhinos left in the world, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has partnered with the BioRescue Consortium to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques.
Isaac Lekolool, head of veterinary and capture services at KWS, told Africanews.com that IVF and stem cell-assisted technologies developed in Europe are being applied to give the species a fighting chance.
The two remaining rhinos, aged 34 and 24, are under close supervision for the IVF process.
Lekolool highlighted successfully increasing white rhino populations could pave the way to protect other endangered species globally.
Time is critical as rhinos have a life expectancy of 40 years in the wild.
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