Podcasts about northern white rhino

Our conversation continues and after learning about Kes's arrival in Africa, her elephant research, frog heart muscle research and raising a family in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the border of war-torn South Sudan, we now hear more about that as well as what she is doing to stop the total extinction of the Northern White Rhino species. Enjoy Part 2 and be sure to listen to Part 1 first if you haven't! www.tintrunksafari.com Instagram: @tintrunksafari

Drawdown CO2 turned into fuel with Japan's electrochemical cell breakthrough https://interestingengineering.com/energy/co2-turned-into-fuel-japan Biodiversity Scientists edge closer to saving the Northern White Rhino from extinction https://www.ippmedia.com/the-guardian/features/read/scientists-edge-closer-to-saving-the-northern-white-rhino-from-extinction-2024-09-23-181329 Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pair-rare-amur-tiger-cubs-debuting-minnesota-zoo-113611789

Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant Due to poaching, the Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct. There are only two members of the species left, and neither can reproduce. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a unique biotech facility called the "frozen zoo" that could reverse the extinction. Using in vitro fertilization, scientists hope to implant a Northern White Rhino embryo inside a Southern White Rhino, a closely related species. If successful, this procedure could help rescue critically endangered species or even resurrect extinct ones. This video was originally created and shared by Freethink. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up next ►► Michio Kaku: 99.99% of species go extinct. What is humanity's future?   • Michio Kaku: 99.99% of species go ext...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Hildebrandt is trying to bring the northern white rhinoceros back from the brink of extinction. The wildlife veterinarian tells Steve about the far-out techniques he employs, why we might see woolly mammoths in the future, and why he was frustrated the day the Berlin Wall came down. SOURCES:Thomas Hildebrandt, head of the department of reproduction management at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and professor of wildlife reproduction medicine at the veterinary faculty of the Freie Universität Berlin. RESOURCES:"An Inside Look at the Embryo Transplant That May Help Save the Northern White Rhino," by Jeffrey Kluger (TIME, 2024)."Mud, Bugs, and Dung: How Rhinos Shape Their World," by Rinjan Shrestha (World Wildlife Fund, 2022)."The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth," by Sam Anderson (The New York Times Magazine, 2021)."Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cells From the White Rhinoceros," by Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Robert Hermes, Cesare Galli, et al. (Nature Communications, 2018)."Loss of a Species – A Giant, Extinct," by Thomas Hildebrandt (TED, 2017).Colossal. EXTRAS:"Why Do We Still Teach People to Calculate?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."What's Stopping Us From Curing Rare Diseases?" by Freakonomics, M.D. (2023)."We Can Play God Now," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).

The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world's biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing other animals back from extinction. John Yang reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world's biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing other animals back from extinction. John Yang reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On this week's 'Green Scene' Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland explains how women's tears reduce male aggression in humans, and efforts to use IVF to save the Northern White Rhino.All with thanks to AIB.

Today's story tells the tragic tale of Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino on Earth. Written and illustrated by the wonderful Nicola Davies, who very kindly provided permission for Arthur to read her story. Published by Tiny Owl. With music by Oleksii Kaplunskyi.

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Today's edition of quick takes with producer Charlie features questions about favorite restaurants around Minnesota, the death penalty, Smartmatic's Fox News lawsuit and the extinction of the Northern White Rhino

IN THE PRESS – Thursday, January 25: We look at reactions in the Indian and French press as President Emmanuel Macron heads to India as special guest for Republic Day celebrations. Also: the head of Britain's army warns conscription will be necessary if an all-out war breaks out with Russia. Tennis legends Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert pen an opinion piece arguing against Saudi Arabia hosting the WTA finals. Plus, a scientific breakthrough could help revive the endangered northern white rhino species.

There are just two northern white rhinos left on the planet, and both are older females. But researcher Thomas Hildebrandt is confident that there'll be a bunch of baby rhinos running around in just a few years. He says his group BioRescue has made a breakthrough: an IVF pregnancy that could help to save the critically endangered species.

The Wildlife Guardians hosted by Erica Salvemini & Jeff HarrisonBearing witness to the extinction of an entire species of life can alter a person's perspective on wildlife conservation and the meaning of life itself.Tune in to this episode of The Wildlife Guardians as Dr. Cheryl Laite shares her life altering experience with Sudan - the last Northern White Rhino - moments before his species went extinct. In a 2019 CBC interview Cheryl states, “spending time with the rhino was both "heartbreaking" and "life-changing."Dr. Cheryl Laite shares her deeply evocative and emotional experience with The Wildlife Guardians, describing this time as a critical juncture in her life which catapulted her towards many other wildlife rescue and conservation projects; some local while other projects took this Maverick Vet to assist at the Zululand Rhino Orphanage in Africa or to Australia to fight the raging bush fires that ravaged the country in 2020. Cheryl has also been known to jump out of perfectly good airplanes along the way, all in the name of conservation fundraising!Don't miss Cheryl's exciting, emotional and truly inspiring tale on this episode of The Wildlife Guardians with hosts, Jeff Harrison and Erica Salvemini!

The show takes a spooky turn as we go on a ghost hunt through the natural world. Sebastian shares his adventures finding fossils – the traces of animals that once lived, and Rutendo talks about her experiences in The Cradle of Humankind, the South African UNESCO World Heritage site containing early human fossils.Deep in the Peruvian Amazon there is a species of wild dog so rarely sighted it has become known as the ‘ghost dog'. We hear from Renata Leite Pitman, one of the few scientists to successfully track down and study the elusive creature as it moves quietly through the forest.Gravedigger turned ecologist Dan Flew leads Rutendo and Sebastian through Bristol's Arnos Vale Cemetery in the dead of night, for a close and thrilling encounter with some of the UK's rarest bats.We venture to the world's most northerly permanently inhabited place, Svalbard, in the Arctic Circle, where TikToker Cecilia Blomdahl reveals the magical secrets of this isolated yet beautiful landscape, on a trip out on her boat with her dog Grim.And we hear rare recordings of the Northern White Rhino, sadly now extinct in the wild, a recently departed ghost of a more biodiverse world.Credits:The BBC Earth podcast is presented by Sebastian Echeverri and Rutendo Shackleton.This episode was produced by Rachel Byrne and Geoff Marsh.The researcher was Seb Masters.The Production Manager was Catherine Stringer and the Production Co-ordinator was Gemma Wootton.Podcast Theme Music was composed by Axel Kacoutié, with mixing and additional sound design by Peregrine Andrews.The Associate Producer is Cristen Caine and the Executive Producer is Deborah Dudgeon.Special thanks to:Renata Leite Pitman for the feature on the ghost dogs.Dan Flew for leading the bat walk in Bristol.Cecilia Blomdahl for her report from Svalbard.Martyn Stewart for providing the sounds of the Northern White Rhino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dateline: December 16, 2022. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  In Zoo News, we talk about the relationship between Timothy and Fiona now that Tucker has arrived, our friend Stevie fox, some movement in the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a scary penguin story, and more! In Conservation News, we talk about a breakthrough in clean energy, a HUGE breakthrough for Northern White Rhino conservation, some new species, and more!And in Other News, we discuss a scary hippo story, a pet store ban, and snake clitorises. ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

Saving endangered species! Dr. Morne de la Rey talks to Af about his work helping save the Northern White Rhino and other animal species from extinction. Morné de la Rey is a South African veterinary surgeon and embryo transfer specialist. In 2003, he was one of a team of scientists and veterinarians from his company Embryo Plus and the Danish Agriculture Institute to clone a cow, the first animal to be cloned in Africa. In 2016, he was one of a team to use in vitro fertilization successfully for the first time in the Cape buffalo. In 2010 he produced Sable Antelope calves by means of Fixed Time Artificial Insemination with frozen thawed semen. He became the first person in the world to produce Sable Antelope calves by means of embryo transfers in 2011. Following his success he produced the first cross type between Zambian Sable Antelope embryo calves born out of southern Sable Antelope. He had great success with the Cape Buffalo as well, in 2013 produced the first pregnancies in the Cape Buffalo by means of embryo transfers in the world. In 2016 he became successful with IVF in Cape Buffalo and produced the first calf in the world.

After spotlighting the Southern White Rhino, Amazing Wildlife explores a subspecies that's functionally extinct, the Northern White Rhino. Functionally extinct means there is no chance for the current population, as it is, to naturally reproduce. Hosts Rick and Ebone detail what led to their critically endangered status and the factors that make it hard for the rhino to easily mate and reproduce. SDZWA Director of Reproductive Sciences, Barbara Durant, as well as SDZWA's curator of the Frozen Zoo, Marlys Houck, join the show discuss the reproduction technologies scientists are using to preserve and maintain the Northern White Rhino genes to bring the subspecies back from extinction. If you have a question for Amazing Wildlife you can send them to wildlife@iheartmedia.com for your chance to hear it on the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Photographer Ami Vitale documents endangered animals and the special bonds they share with their caretakers. This week on the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast, we interview Ami Vitale and get a behind-the-scenes look at how she captured some of her most stunning work. You may have seen one of her more famous images featured on the front cover of National Geographic Magazine following the death of Sudan, the world's last male Northern White Rhino, or her coverage of the rescue operation to save a stranded community of endangered Rothschild Giraffes with a raft. In our chat, Ami Vitale answers your listener questions and delves into how she went from documenting violence in conflict zones to shedding light on stories of hope in wildlife conservation. This episode is sponsored by Canvy, a service that allows you to visualize your artwork in realistic spaces. With multiple plans offered, sign up now and see if Canvy is right for you. This episode is also sponsored by stamps.com, a service that lets you compare rates, print labels, and access exclusive discounts on UPS and USPS services all year long. Head on over to stamps.com and sign up with promo code "POD" which includes a four-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale. Follow Ami Vitale's work on her website, Instagram, and Facebook. Did you know that we're on YouTube? Watch your favorite episode now! Follow us on Instagram to see some of the visuals we talked about in today's episode. We want to hear from you! Leave us a listener voicemail and subscribe to our newsletter so you can submit questions for upcoming interviews. You'll find everything on podcast.mymodernmet.com.  Want to support the artists we feature and the podcast? Check out books by our guests on the Top Artist Bookstore. My Modern Met Store is offering a special discount for Top Artist listeners. Get a 10% discount on our entire curated selection of creative products when you enter the code TOPARTIST10 at checkout. Read more about Ami Vitale's work and the projects we discuss: 100 of the World's Top Photographers Use Their Art to Help The Environment [Interview] Giraffes Left Stranded by Flooding in Kenya Are Dramatically Rescued by a Special Barge Photographer Wears Panda Suit Disguise to Snap Candid Pictures of Them in Nature 

Dr Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg started her career as an architect, before going on to study on the revolutionary  Design Interactions course at the Royal College of Art in London. While there, she became fascinated by synthetic biology and set about finding a place for design within this emerging field – bringing together scientists and designers to collaborate on a variety of projects. More recently, she's turned her attention to the relationship between technology and nature, producing a string of installations that aim to illustrate what we have, and what we're in danger of losing, through our own intransigence and our obsession with the ‘new'. So she has used artificial intelligence to re-create the birds' song of the dawn chorus, investigated how Mars could be colonised by plants, and designed a digital version of the (now-extinct) Northern White Rhino. Her most recent work has just opened at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Pollinator Pathmaker is a 55m long piece (funded by Garfield Weston Foundation, with additional founding supporters Gaia Art Foundation and collaborators Google Arts & Culture) that has been made quite deliberately for insects using an algorithm designed by a string theory physicist.In this episode we talk about: her new piece at the Eden Project; working alongside a beekeeper and a string theory physicist; the relationship between pollen and data; coding empathy; dropping out of architecture; stepping into synthetic biology; why she was once dubbed ‘poo girl'; our obsession with ‘better'; colonising Mars and making a digital rhino; the importance of challenging technology.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters?fan_landing=true)

The last male northern white rhino died in 2018. There are two (known) females left. Should we intervene? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gametheory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gametheory/support

Northern White Rhino, Huge nurdle spill in Sri Lanka, World Rainforest Day, 8 things killing humankind, and happy birthday Nerilie Abram. Saving Rhinos   00:47-06:48 Problems            06:53-17:05 Nurdles                17:16-18:50 Rainforest Day  18:51-20:49 Scientist B-D       20:57-22:19 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short stories- A Climate Carol and Other Cli-Fi Short Stories. Available in print or audiobook. https://books2read.com/u/38roQL (https://books2read.com/u/38roQL) Here's a review from Danny Bloom, the man who created the phrase “cli-fi” and founder of cli-fi.net. Climate-themed anti-Trump short story 'A Climate Carol' will be read 100 years from now. ''We must build arks,'' the Notre Dame University philosopher Roy Scranton urges, ''not just biological arks, to carry forward endangered genetic data, but also cultural arks, to carry forward endangered wisdom.'' One such cultural ark has already been built and it's a 14-page Christmas story from the pen of Richard Friedman in Cleveland, Ohio. In the title story, "A Climate Carol," based very closely on U.S. President Donald Trump's stubborn and selfish personality and his public denial of climate change, a narcissistic East Coast businessman and billionaire receives a visit on Christmas Eve from three Charles Dickens-like ghosts in a contemporary spin of that timeless classic from the 1840s "A Christmas Carol."  Charles Dickens first published his now famous novella “A Christmas Carol” more than 170 years ago -- in 1843  — and that story has reverberated and resonated worldwide ever since. With the annual holiday season upon us all every November and December worldwide (Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas), a new kind of holiday story titled “A Climate Carol” has been published in 2019 and stands to remain in print for the next 100 years, if not longer. It's that good, and that important. In fact, I would say that this short story is the best and most important climate-themed short story to appear so far in the 21st century and is likely to remain popular over the next 100 Christmases for sure.  When I read it online a few days ago, I was blown away by both the author's storytelling skills and the environmental eco-theme of the 14-page piece. Let me tell you a few things about this modern Dickensian-style story and how it fits into the world we live in today, where runaway global warming threatens to push human civilization into a dark corner we may never get out from. However, before I go on, please know that “A Climate Carol” ends on an optimistic note, where ecumenical goodness triumphs over ''Trumpian greed'' and all ends well. In the story you will meet characters with names like Wilson Drummond (the proverbial '' Trumpian bad guy'' who later turns over a new leaf and becomes a champion of human kindness), his mother Gurtie Drummond, his limousine driver Sammie Johnson, and his employee Jericho Reese. And the star of the show, his grand-daughter Lily.  You will also meet several important ghost-like characters, one who calls himself the Ghost of Climate Past, another who says they are the Ghost of the Current Climate in the world, and a third ghost who speaks in a chilling voice reminiscent of the horror movie actor Vincent Price and declares that he is the Ghost of Climate Future.  In the end, we learn that the Scrooge-like Trump-like Drummond has mended his insensitive ways and become a better human being. He even later becomes President of the United States and... Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-breath-of-fresh-earth/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Northern White Rhino, Huge nurdle spill in Sri Lanka, World Rainforest Day, 8 things killing humankind, and happy birthday Nerilie Abram. Saving Rhinos   00:47-06:48 Problems            06:53-17:05 Nurdles                17:16-18:50 Rainforest Day  18:51-20:49 Scientist B-D       20:57-22:19 You can reach me at rf@richardfriedman.net You can find my books here with the links to find your favorite retailer. Climate Fiction novels: Escape to Canamith https://books2read.com/u/bWP9y1 The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan https://books2read.com/u/mvnvLX Cli/Fi short stories- A Climate Carol and Other Cli-Fi Short Stories. Available in print or audiobook. https://books2read.com/u/38roQL (https://books2read.com/u/38roQL) Here's a review from Danny Bloom, the man who created the phrase “cli-fi” and founder of cli-fi.net. Climate-themed anti-Trump short story 'A Climate Carol' will be read 100 years from now. ''We must build arks,'' the Notre Dame University philosopher Roy Scranton urges, ''not just biological arks, to carry forward endangered genetic data, but also cultural arks, to carry forward endangered wisdom.'' One such cultural ark has already been built and it's a 14-page Christmas story from the pen of Richard Friedman in Cleveland, Ohio. In the title story, "A Climate Carol," based very closely on U.S. President Donald Trump's stubborn and selfish personality and his public denial of climate change, a narcissistic East Coast businessman and billionaire receives a visit on Christmas Eve from three Charles Dickens-like ghosts in a contemporary spin of that timeless classic from the 1840s "A Christmas Carol."  Charles Dickens first published his now famous novella “A Christmas Carol” more than 170 years ago -- in 1843  — and that story has reverberated and resonated worldwide ever since. With the annual holiday season upon us all every November and December worldwide (Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas), a new kind of holiday story titled “A Climate Carol” has been published in 2019 and stands to remain in print for the next 100 years, if not longer. It's that good, and that important. In fact, I would say that this short story is the best and most important climate-themed short story to appear so far in the 21st century and is likely to remain popular over the next 100 Christmases for sure.  When I read it online a few days ago, I was blown away by both the author's storytelling skills and the environmental eco-theme of the 14-page piece. Let me tell you a few things about this modern Dickensian-style story and how it fits into the world we live in today, where runaway global warming threatens to push human civilization into a dark corner we may never get out from. However, before I go on, please know that “A Climate Carol” ends on an optimistic note, where ecumenical goodness triumphs over ''Trumpian greed'' and all ends well. In the story you will meet characters with names like Wilson Drummond (the proverbial '' Trumpian bad guy'' who later turns over a new leaf and becomes a champion of human kindness), his mother Gurtie Drummond, his limousine driver Sammie Johnson, and his employee Jericho Reese. And the star of the show, his grand-daughter Lily.  You will also meet several important ghost-like characters, one who calls himself the Ghost of Climate Past, another who says they are the Ghost of the Current Climate in the world, and a third ghost who speaks in a chilling voice reminiscent of the horror movie actor Vincent Price and declares that he is the Ghost of Climate Future.  In the end, we learn that the Scrooge-like Trump-like Drummond has mended his insensitive ways and become a better human being. He even later becomes President of the United States and... Support this podcast

Thanks to an enormous international effort, there are currently nine rhino embryos in production, and now the team are under pressure to birth a calf before the remaining females perish. It may seem like a lot of pressure, but Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt is confident and says it's his moral obligation as a scientist to save the species.

In this episode, I am honoured to talk with James Mwenda! James is a distinguished conservationist, safari guide and caretaker for the last remaining Northern White Rhinos on the planet. We will hear about a baby rhino rescued by the Ol Pejeta team, a ground-breaking project that aims to bring back the now 'functionally extinct' Northern White Rhino, and James' incredible experiences of walking amongst wildlife every day of his life.  

Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild and there are just two females in captivity in Kenya. Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from a deceased male. Now five embryos have been created. Thomas Hildebrandt of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin explained the research. President Biden’s first executive order was what’s being called the hundred-day mask mandate. The day before the inauguration a massive analysis of mask-wearing and COVID rates demonstrated a clear, if small, benefit. Epidemiologist Ben Rader told Roland Pease that it got over 300,000 opinions by using the online questionnaire, SurveyMonkey. After the alarming series of record-breaking heatwaves last year, global warming is causing specific problems in the innumerable lakes around the world. Lakes are ecologically particularly vulnerable to extremes. The European Space Agency’s Yestyn Woolway has been analysing past trends, and modelling the future. 2020 delivered a record year in hurricanes, which caused around $60 billion dollars in damage to the US alone, according to one estimate. A new technology called Airborne Phased-Array Radar promises to improve the measurements that are currently made by planes that fly right into the eye of the hurricanes, and make the missions safe. It’s being developed at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research and Roland discussed the new technology with the Director of NCAR, Vanda Grubišić. And Covid-19 has prompted a cleaning frenzy. CrowdScience listener William works as a personal trainer in a gym, and while cleaning’s always been part of his job, it’s now taken over much of his working day. He’s constantly wiping down equipment and doing regular deep cleans, and he reckons he can sanitize his hands 40 times in one shift. This kind of routine might strike a chord with many of us, and it’s certainly vital to take hygiene seriously during times of pandemic. But could there be any downsides to all this extra cleaning? There’s a whole world of microbes out there: some, like SARS-CoV-2, make us sick, but others are essential for our health. A rich microbiome is linked to a healthy immune system, while ‘good’ microbes help keep ‘bad’ ones at bay. And what about the chemicals in cleaning products – do they have any unintended consequences for our health? CrowdScience turns to the experts to ask whether our supercharged hygiene routines could damage our immune systems, or promote the spread of superbugs. And we hear why, as long as we have a good diet, plenty of fresh air, and ideally a furry pet, we don’t need to worry too much about being too clean. (Image; Najin and Fatu, the only two remaining female northern white rhinos graze in their paddock. Credit: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

Northern white rhinos are extinct in the wild and there are just two females in captivity in Kenya. Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme, using eggs from the females and sperm from a deceased male. Now five embryos have been created. Thomas Hildebrandt of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin explained the research. President Biden’s first executive order was what’s being called the hundred-day mask mandate. The day before the inauguration a massive analysis of mask-wearing and COVID rates demonstrated a clear, if small, benefit. Epidemiologist Ben Rader told Roland Pease that it got over 300,000 opinions by using the online questionnaire, SurveyMonkey. After the alarming series of record-breaking heatwaves last year, global warming is causing specific problems in the innumerable lakes around the world. Lakes are ecologically particularly vulnerable to extremes. The European Space Agency’s Yestyn Woolway has been analysing past trends, and modelling the future. 2020 delivered a record year in hurricanes, which caused around $60 billion dollars in damage to the US alone, according to one estimate. A new technology called Airborne Phased-Array Radar promises to improve the measurements that are currently made by planes that fly right into the eye of the hurricanes, and make the missions safe. It’s being developed at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research and Roland discussed the new technology with the Director of NCAR, Vanda Grubišić. (Image; Najin and Fatu, the only two remaining female northern white rhinos graze in their paddock. Credit: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images) Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Deborah Cohen

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This month, I cover the removal of an invasive species from Hawaii, the destruction of nearly the entire population of Tiehm's Buckwheat in Nevada, and the hard work done to remove invasive predators from a massive area in Australia's Mallee Cliffs National Park in order to restore native species, and an update on the California Condor populations after the wildfires across the western US. I was also fortunate enough to speak with Dr. Stephen Ngulu, Head Veterinarian at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya who was kind enough to provide me an update on Najin and Fatu. Eggs were collected from both females last month. The plight of the Northern White Rhino is covered in Episode 5 of the podcast. Donate to help restore Big Sur Condor Sanctuary: https://www.ventanaws.org/Donate to help save the Northern White Rhino: https://donate.olpejetaconservancy.org/ Sources:  Pampas Grass: https://bigislandnow.com/2020/09/23/pampas-grass-eradicated-from-hawaii-island-biisc-reports/Tiehm's Buckwheat: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/more-17000-rare-nevada-wildflowers-destroyed-2020-09-16/?fbclid=IwAR0UEAWUbMIwofwbKAOTjIUDishFOGmPb3oq8IWrN-34zkwWMcNPRNmd60kMallee Cliffs National Park (AUS): https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mallee-cliffs-park-is-now-feral-predator-free-with-zero-feral-cats-and-foxes/California Condors: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article245810215.html Cover photo of Tiehm's Buckwheat via Wikimedia Commons

In this episode I talk with James Mwenda - safari guide, photographer, conservation speaker and caregiver of the last two known Northern White Rhinos at Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are cultured cells with the ability to become any cell type present in the species from which it came. Jeanne Loring (Professsor Emeritus at Scripps Research and the Chief Scientific Officer at Aspen Biosciences) is an expert in this area. In this episode, she described how iPSCs are made and what they can be used for. Spoiler alert: skin cells and lots of important stuff. One example is to create dopamine neurons that may be used as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.  Outside of human health, they may help to save endangered species. The Northern White Rhino is functionally extinct as there are only two females left. The good news is that back in the 1970s, when the era of gene manipulation was just beginning, someone at the San Diego Wild Animal Park had the foresight to take skin cells from animals and deep freeze them in liquid nitrogen. The Northern White Rhino's future is in those frozen samples. It's a fascinating and exciting story.

Humans and rhinoceros have coexisted in Africa for thousands of years, but have only recently begun a massive decline. How did the Northern White Rhino go from a population that was steady enough to be hunted by the likes of Teddy Roosevelt in 1910 to only 2 110 years later? Find out in this episode. Donate to Ol Pejeta Conservancy: https://donate.olpejetaconservancy.org/Books: Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth by Anthony D. Barnoskyhttps://books.google.ca/books?id=SlXOAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseThe Fateful Journey: The Expedition of Alexine Tinne and Theodor von Hueglin in Sudan (1863-1864: https://southsudanmuseumnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/willink.pdfSources: Ami Vitale's article about Sudan: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/life-changing-lessons-of-the-last-male-northern-white-rhino/#closeBoyle's article for Discover Magazine 2019: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-quixotic-quest-to-birth-a-baby-northern-white-rhinoBurchell's Original Specimens of White Rhinos: http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/130/1300833513.pdfMoodley et al 2018: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235034/Rookmaaker and Antoine 2013: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pierre-Olivier_Antoine/publication/260366379_New_maps_representing_the_historical_and_recent_distribution_of_the_African_species_of_rhinoceros_Diceros_bicornis_Ceratotherium_simum_and_Ceratotherium_cottoni/links/5bd142a045851537f598fd6c/New-maps-representing-the-historical-and-recent-distribution-of-the-African-species-of-rhinoceros-Diceros-bicornis-Ceratotherium-simum-and-Ceratotherium-cottoni.pdfLang 1923: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1373564.pdfLang 1924: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1373284.pdfLast Chance to Survive Project: https://web.archive.org/web/20141024083005/http://www.zoodvurkralove.cz/content/image.php?uid=528e2c5e8e7fdHillman-Smith et al 2009: http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/124/1245681966.pdfSydney 1965: http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/137/1378891562.pdf?viewVigne et al 2007:

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt, Head of the Department of Reproduction Management at Leibniz-IZW and Professor of Wildlife Reproduction Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin. Ira Pastor Comments: The "Sixth Mass Extinction" is a term for an ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene epoch (in more recent times sometimes called Anthropocene) as a result of human activity. The included extinctions span numerous families of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and arthropods. With widespread degradation of highly biodiverse habitats, such as coral reefs and rain forests, as well as other areas, the current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background rates. The Holocene extinction includes the disappearance of large land animals, known as mega-fauna, which comprises the large or giant animals of an area, habitat, or geological period, and among living animals, the term mega-fauna is most commonly used for the largest extant terrestrial mammals, which include elephants, giraffes, hippopotami, rhinoceroses, and large bovines. Dr. Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt heads the Department of Reproduction Management at Leibniz-IZWand is Professor of Wildlife Reproduction Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin. Prof. Hildebrandt studied veterinary medicine at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, received his doctorate Summa Cum Laude from Freie Universität Berlin, and is certified as a zoo, wildlife and game veterinarian. In his specialized field, reproduction biology, Prof. Hildebrandt is one of the pioneers of assisted reproduction in large mammals, including elephants, rhinos, big cats, and panda bears. Prof. Hildebrandt is represented in a number of professional societies, is Honorary Professorial Fellow Life Sciences at Melbourne University, Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution (National Zoological Park), Fellow of the Zoological Society of San Diego Zoo, Scientific Associate of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Conservation Fellow of the Zoological Society London and Veterinary Advisor for the European elephant Taxon Advisory Group. On this episode we will hear from Prof. Hildebrandt about: His educational and career background. What the global system for "de-endangerment" looks like. How the world decides what species, of the many "highly endangered," to focus on? The general concept of “Conservation by Cellular Technologies.” The topic of neoteny (the prolongation of youth) and learnings for humans that come from mega-fauna social animal groups. What’s next in his research after saving the Northern White Rhino. His feelings about "de-extinction" work with the likes of Mammoths, Saber Tooth Cats, et cetera. Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor. If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview on Zoonotic diseases with the founder of EveryPig! Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme. Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

Ami Vitale is an American photojournalist for National Geographic. Having started out covering conflicts in Kosovo, Kashmir and Palestine, she’s since focused on wildlife and conservation stories, including the death of Sudan, the world’s last Northern White Rhino. She’s won five World Press Photo awards. In this podcast, we talk about dealing with loss and… Read More The post Ami Vitale: New Big 5 Podcast appeared first on New Big 5.

In this episode of the BBC Earth Podcast, we’re getting glimpses into brave new worlds, advancing into unfamiliar territories and breaking new ground. We’re pushing at the frontiers between us and the natural world.In New Zealand there is a river so integral to the history of the Maori people, it has just been granted "personhood". It has been a fight fought for 140 years but finally, this giver of life and symbol of rich history has the same legal rights as the human beings that love it so much. This week we reveal stories of discovery from tiny tales of moss to the unexplored and vast ocean floor. We listen to James, a rhino keeper who talks about the plight of a species which is "functionally extinct": the Northern White Rhino. There are only two left in the world but conservation scientists have hope; using Southern White Rhinos as surrogates, the scientists are taking on a pioneering mission to bring the species to term.Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode and let us know what you thought of this week's episode on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcearth/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcearth/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbcearth See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Penguin researcher Katie Holt joins comedians Alyssa Yeoman and Sam Miller. We talk about saving the Northern White Rhino with Jurassic Park science, why Seattle is a mediocre tourist destination, and how the climate crisis is affecting penguins. *** Katie's recommended reading: Penguins Setting off Sirens over Health of World’s Oceans: https://www.washington.edu/news/2008/06/30/penguins-setting-off-sirens-over-health-of-worlds-oceans/ Deaths Attributed Directly to Climate Change Cast Pall over Penguins: https://www.washington.edu/news/2014/01/29/deaths-attributed-directly-to-climate-change-cast-pall-over-penguins/ Scientists at Work: 'The Jane Goodall of Penguins': https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/06/08/scientists-at-work-the-jane-goodall-of-penguins *** Katie's organization: https://ecosystemsentinels.org/ Natalie's Twitter: @fistfulofhollas Alyssa's Twitter & Instagram: @alyssayeo Sam's Instagram: @sammillercomedian

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Science] [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Science] [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. How can we reverse extinction to save them and use the lessons learned to help other endangered species? Marisa L. Korody, PhD of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research shares how scientists are using the latest in stem cell technology for a genetic rescue. Series: "Women in Science" [Show ID: 35227]

News The Last 14 Loa Water Frogs had to be rescued from their natural habitatParasite spread by house cats is killing Californiaʼs sea ottersWhat was learned documenting the last male Northern White Rhinoʼs deathResearchers unearth 'iron dragon' of ancient Queensland outback Main Topic: Regulations, consent forms and paperwork The main topic this week is one that may result in your eyes glazing over and drifting off to sleep.. maybe more so than usual. We discuss confidentiality, consent for surgery and euthanasia forms. zzzzzzz..... Actually this topic IS very important, as not only may it save your bacon (or horse, or dog, cat reptile etc) but legally covering you, it dramatically reduces the chance of complaints and unhappy clients. Support our sponsors Chemical Essentials. Cleaning and disinfection products and solutions for a wide variety of industries throughout Australia, as well as specific markets in New Zealand, Singapore and Papua New Guinea. The sole importer of the internationally acclaimed F10SC Disinfectant and its related range of advanced cleaning, personal hygiene and animal skin care products. Specialised Animal Nutrition. Specialised Animal Nutrition is the Australian distributor of Oxbow Animal Health products. Used and recommended by top exotic animal veterinarians around the globe,  the Oxbow range comprises premium life-staged feeds and supportive care products for small herbivores. Microchips Australia: Microchips Australia is the Australian distributor for: Trovan microchips, readers and reading systems; Lone Star Veterinary Retractor systems and Petrek GPS tracking products. Microchips Australia is run by veterinarians experienced in small and large animal as well as avian and exotic practice, they know exactly what is needed for your practice. Don't be Shy - say Hi! Don't forget to drop us a line to say hi: VetGurus@gmail.com Become a Patron Become a Patron of VetGurus: Support us by 'throwing a bone' to the VetGurus - a small regular donation to help pay for our production costs. It's easy; just go to our Patreon site. You can be a rabbit.. or an echidna.. one day we are hoping for a Guru level patron! https://www.patreon.com/VetGurus

In this episode, Saima shares two great news of Artificial insemination of Southern White Rhino baby boy and In vitro fertilization of two Northern White Rhinos.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @NAZMANET.Emails us at info@nazmaent.com.Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/30/us/southern-white-rhino-birth-scn-trnd/index.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49447145 https://time.com/5675208/northern-white-rhino-embryos/ https://animalsmart.org/animal-science/the-fields-of-animal-science/breeding-and-genetics/learn-more-about-artificial-inseminationhttps://www.livescience.com/lab-made-embryos-northern-white-rhino.htmlhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/plan-save-northern-white-rhino-ivf/lhttps://www.savetherhino.org/

Who can forget the classic 1993 movie Jurassic Park? In that film, scientists extracted dino DNA from mosquitoes trapped in amber fossils and used it to bring back all kinds terrifying creatures--from the mighty T-rex to overgrown velociraptors. Fast forward to 2019 and we’ve yet to create dinosaurs, or any other creatures, by extracting ancient DNA. It turns out DNA molecules degrade pretty quickly, leaving us without the necessary blueprints to reconstruct extinct animals. But that doesn’t mean scientists have given up on de-extinction. There are a number of projects underway to bring back the woolly mammoth, the passenger pigeon, the auroch (an ancestor of modern cows), and, yes, even dinosaurs. And there are other projects trying to resuscitate more recently extinct animals like the Pyrenean Ibex and animals teetering on the edge of extinction such as the Northern White Rhino. These pioneering experiments are the subject of the book “The Re-Origin of Species” by Swedish journalist Torill Kornfeldt. I spoke to Torill about what motivates the scientists behind de-extinction, how cutting edge genetic techniques are being used to mold living species into extinct ones and why many conservationists are critical of the whole enterprise. Help support this podcast: http://sciencentric.com/support Check out our reading room for great science books: http://sciencentric.com/reading Links: The Re-Origin of Species: a second chance for extinct animals https://www.amazon.com/Re-Origin-Species-second-extinct-animals/dp/194753436X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1552596437&sr=8-1-spell -- Tell us what you think of this episode: Instagram http://instagram.com/sciencentric Facebook http://facebook.com/sciencentric Twitter http://twitter.com/sciencentric Email sciencentric@gmail.com

Welcome back listeners, subscribers, supporters, first time joiners, meta data analysts, cats, kittens, white rhino enthusiasts, wearers of shorts, and of course you! Thanks for joining us for Episode 29 of the Two Vets Talks Pets Podcast - where to much talking of pets is barely enough. This episode is brought to you by Zylkene from Vetquinol  - Stressed? Anxious? Are you a Dog or a Cat? Zylkene could help you! Get your owner to talk to your vet to see if this could help you! We are also proudly supported by Prime 100 pet foods - Australian Owned and Made, huge variety of diets for dogs AND cats for many different diseases - and with single protein snacks too! Thanks as well to our most excellent Patreon Subscribers - both new and returning. If you would like to kick us some money to help us to keep putting together the podcast and keep it running, check out Patreon , find your level of VIP (Very Important Pet) owner level, sign up and score yourself one of our awesome TVTP stickers! For this episode, Lewis and Robbie take a leaf out of the play book of any self respecting pop icon (we are looking at you Justin B), and are taking the opportunity to release a Best Of - just when no one was asking or looking for it, and early into the "bands" recording career! With a distance of most of this fine southern continent between them, Lewis has lovingly complied some of the highlights of the previous 6 months worth of episodes. So sit back, and let the nostalgia wash over you, as we look back at how far the boys have come... Drunk kangaroos, Charlie Pickering, Cane Toad Sausage, Dating with dogs, Lost pigeon, Dr Simon crashing bike on roof racks, Edutainment and the Rosetta Stone, Cheeky Go-Karting, Flowers for Christina, Galapogas Penguins, Cloning the Northern White Rhino, Lewis and Robbie apply for a job needing a steady hand Don't forget to plug the show with your friends and families - screen shot it and send it to twovetstalkpets@gmail.com and get yourself a cool new TVTP sticker! If you are all about the socials, check the feed on Instagram, check out Facebook, or Twitter. We'll see you next week for Number 30 - and hopefully with the mighty Collingwood Magpies winning the 2018 AFL grand final! Go Pies! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/twovetstalkpets/message

Tasmania’s bloodsucking vampire dogs go belly up. Debating the benefits of built in fanny packs, and interior decorating an entire continent. Plus, an exciting update on the Northern White Rhino.

Neil and Colleen share some good news about a possible Northern White Rhino comeback and they also talk about hashtags.

The northern white rhinoceros is the world's most endangered mammal. The death earlier this year of the last male of this rhino subspecies leaves just two females as its only living members. New research out this week has adopted new techniques in reproductive medicine as a last ditch attempt to preserve these animals. Thomas Hildebrandt from Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Terri Roth, Director of Conservation Research at Cincinnati Zoo, discuss the ambition, and how realistic this approach is in future animal conservation. Earthquakes are scientifically measured with seismometers, but few are present on the sea floor, where earthquakes that can cause tsunamis originate. But could communication cables traversing the oceans fill in the gaps? Giuseppi Marra from the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, discusses his accidental discovery that fibre-optic cables might be registering the earth's vibrations. For the first time in the annals of science, a tweet was the key reference in a paper reporting on a discovery that a rare wild variety of the gardener's favourite - Heuchera, thought to be limited to a few rocky outcrops in Virginia - is actually abundantly present 100km away. It's all come about because of a picture shared on Twitter. Reporter Roland Pease retraces the tale of the tweets with the key players. Can the size of a roar be used to accurately determine physical strength?' Or can a roar deceive, and make you sound tougher than you actually are? That's what Jordan Raine from the University of Sussex decided to find out, not with lions or tigers or bears but in us. Producer Adrian Washbourne.

How do seedless grapes reproduce? What causes serial womanisers? What's the fastest way to cool down a fire? Why does brewing tea for longer taste better? Why do gazelles all look the same? Can GMOs be harming my health? Plus, saving the Northern White Rhino. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How do seedless grapes reproduce? What causes serial womanisers? What's the fastest way to cool down a fire? Why does brewing tea for longer taste better? Why do gazelles all look the same? Can GMOs be harming my health? Plus, saving the Northern White Rhino. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Host of Memphis Musicology podcast Ezra Wheeler and Improv Comedian John Hancock get in depth about saving the Northern White Rhino from extinction, a compound in green tea that binds to HDL, and why you should Purell your head if you pierce it with a Hawthorn thorn. Subscribe to Memphis Musicology podcast on ItunesFollow Ezra Wheeler on instagramFollow Memphis Improv and Sketch Collective on FacebookCheck out John Hancock's literary magazineWant to get in contact with us - email drhecklepod@gmail.com

This week the guys rant about the recent comments by Simon Pegg about J.J. Abrams’ original intension for Rey’s lineage. This leads to a discussion about retconning and the possibilities of ret-retconning in the upcoming Star Wars Episode IX. During a discussion of the best trilogies of all time, only one of the guys actually chooses a trilogy. Then they talk about Donald Glover being released from the animated Deadpool series. During this topic they go over his released script, which leads to another discussion about Sudan, the last Northern White Rhino. Finally they go through a SPOILER FREE review of the new Ready Player One movie. This leads the to a discussion about the book and the general topic of translating books to movies.

This week the guys return to their regular format and conquer a wide range of topics in a shorter than average length show. First, the guys definitively answer the question about what animal, if shrunk down, would be the cutest. They also pay their respects to Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino. Be sure to listen to find out which one of the group has grown cells from that Rhino. Then they reveal who from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be joining Brie Larson in the Captain Marvel movie. Then Ron, Jon and Kevin discuss the casting of Tessa Thompson to join Chris Hemsworth in a Men in Black Spin-off. Finally the guys chat about the discovery of a new organ that acts as a shock absorber in the human body.

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We take a sobering look at the recent death of the very last male northern white rhino in the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They said it couldn't be done.. but we did it!! Episode 20, baby!! We had an awesome guest, Martin Katz. We talked about how dramatically your life can change just by making smarter choices when it comes to your nutrition. We also discussed taking a second to pay attention to what you're actually putting in your cart at the grocery store, the mind boggling FDA approved chemicals that are put into everyday food, the unbelievable health benefits to eating bee pollen, Texas Roadhouse and Outback Steakhouse Twitter beef, the death of the last Northern White Rhino and a ton more.  Rate us 5 stars! We have merch now:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/speakin-easy1/ contact: speakineasypodcast@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakineasypodcast/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakinEasyPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakinEasyky Tuck's instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dustintucker502/ Will's instagram:https://www.instagram.com/willwalk2/

The future of the northern white rhino looks bleak after the last known male has died. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story

This February, we aired “The Last Rhino”, a film about the three remaining Northern White Rhinos; Sudan, an elderly male, his daughter Fatu, and his granddaughter Najin. Together, they are last living representatives of their kind. However, this dire situation hasn’t deterred a group of scientists from trying to rescue the Northern White. Using tissue collected from Sudan and his family, as well as frozen tissue from deceased rhinos, they hope to rebuild the population from the ground up. Award-winning journalist Rachel Nuwer wrote an in-depth article about Sudan and his family for NATURE in 2016. Her article lays out Sudan’s entire backstory, how he ended up in a Czech zoo and eventually at the Ol Pejeta reserve in Kenya. We caught up with Rachel to ask if she had any updates on Sudan or the plan to save the Northern White Rhino. We also hoped to find out why this subspecies has fared so poorly compared the closely-related Black Rhino and Southern White Rhino. Links: "The Last Rhino" film http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/can-science-save-northern-white-rhino-sudan-najin-fatu/ Rachel's article "Do the World’s Three Remaining Northern White Rhinos Have a Future?" http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/can-science-save-northern-white-rhino-sudan-najin-fatu/

In the previous episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we talked about the best-selling, the most important, and our favorite new cameras from 2017. In this week’s episode, we look ahead to 2018 with a discussion on “industry trends” and the new technology and photo gear we expect to see more of over the coming years.  We welcome back Yaakov Adler and Levi Tenenbaum with their insight on the subject, and we discuss the improving technology of cellular phone cameras, new memory cards, wireless applications, electronic shutters, and even the “draw of analog,” amongst other topics. We also mention the current cameras that are on the forefront of incorporating these technologies. On the second half of our show, we continue with our serial segment, “Dispatch” with Adriane Ohanesian. Based in Kenya and covering stories throughout Africa, Ohanesian is the 2016 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner and a World Press Photo award winner whose work appears regularly in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, VICE, and other publications. After a deadly attack during a photo assignment in Congo and recovering from malaria, Ohanesian has returned to her “normal,” which means extended assignments throughout the region covering conflict, resource and migration issues, and in this case, the last male Northern White Rhino in existence. Join us as we get an understanding of the working life and photographic process of a freelance photojournalist. Guests: Yaakov Adler and Levi Tenenbaum; Adriane Ohanesian