Eggs of white rhinos harvested by scientists to save the species from extinction

An international team of scientists said that y have extracted eggs from last two remaining rrn white rhis. This is being done to prevent species from extinction. Reports suggest that ten eggs were extracted from last two female rhis- Fatu and Najin. last male white rhi, reportedly died in year 2018 leaving species practically extinct. 45-year-old Sudan was euthanized after a spell of deteriorating health. However, genetic material was saved in hopes of artificially inseminating remaining females to save species from going extinct.

Eggs harvested to save rhiceros from extinction

Reports suggest that ten eggs were extracted at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. On August 18, scientists said that y will use extracted eggs to create viable embryos that would be transferred into surrogates as Fatu and Najin cant carry a pregnancy. team from Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Czech Republic told AP, “ ovum pickup went smoothly and without any complications”. However, re was a delay in process due to vel coronavirus.

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According to reports, harvested eggs were immediately flown to Avantea Laboratory. re, y will be artificially inseminated with frozen sperm from w-deceased rrn white rhi bulls. international team is w planning to female sourn white rhis to serve as surrogate mors.

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Reports by conservancy suggest that in August 2019, an international team of scientists harvested 10 eggs from two female rhis. 7 out of se 10 were considered viable and 2 were successfully fertilized into embryos. This was done with help of stored sperm from two rrn white rhi bulls. In a tweet on August 18, Ol Pejeta informed that procedure went according to plan and eggs are en route Italy to be fertilised with sperm (frozen) from a rrn white rhi male. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Najib Balala also took to Twitter to laud efforts and posted pictures of conservation project with #SaverrnWhiteRhi. 

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