World’s first successful embryo transfer could save northern white rhino from extinction

The world’s first successful embryo transfer in white rhinos could save the critically endangered species of northern white rhinos from extinction, scientists announced in Berlin. The southern white rhino embryo was produced in vitro from collected egg cells and sperm and transferred into a southern white rhino surrogate mother at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. An international BioRescue team backed by the German government confirmed a pregnancy of 70 days with a well-developed 6.4 cm long male embryo. “We made the impossible possible“ Thomas Hildebrandt, head of the Leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research, told reporters during a press conference at Berlin Tierpark zoo. The last male northern white rhino died in 2018 with only two female female northern white rhinos remaining. #rhino #germany #kenya Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: