Last: The Story of a White Rhino

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This book was no exception because it tells the story about a last white rhino who was captured and placed in a cage. He and several of the other zoo animals are lonely and very aware of the fact that there is no other living animal of their kind. From beyond the grave, Sudan went from a representative of optimism to a cautionary tale, cemented in conservation iconography, says sustainability economistat the University of Oxford Michael 't Sas-Rolfes . You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.

The paradox between creating new life forms (or resurrecting old ones) while humanity effectively destroys existing ones cannot be overlooked either. The contrast between the 'old' place and the city is brilliant, showing the importance of keeping animals natural homes alive and protecting endandgered animals. Although the book ends on a hopeful note with Sudan finding out he is not the only one, the author's note reveals the sad truth, setting the stage for discussions about hunting/poaching and extinction. They’ll have to use a southern white rhino as a surrogate, Vitale said, but they like their chances. To monitor and protect white rhinos WWF focuses on better-integrated intelligence gathering networks on rhino poaching and trade, more antipoaching patrols and better equipped conservation law enforcement officers.

The illustrations are dark in tone with muted grey and black, adding to the distressing nature of the story. Registered Office: 119 Victoria Road, London N22 7XG | The IBBY UK Section is a Company Limited by Guarantee: Company number 7892957; Registered Charity number 1145999. Also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros, white rhinos have a square upper lip with almost no hair.Co-founders George Church, a Harvard Medical School biologist, and tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm, set out to “launch a practical and effective de-extinction model and be the first to apply advanced genetic modification techniques to reintroduce woolly mammoths into the Arctic tundra”. This was the scene in March 2018, when Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, was euthanised because of age-related complications. It was fairly obvious by that point that the breeding programme wasn’t going to work – the subspecies seemed doomed, it was just a matter of time.