White Rhino Extinction Avoidable through Embryo Transfer

White rhino extinction has reached the point where there are only two of the animals left on Earth. Find out how a team of veterinarians and conservationists has found a way to rescue this species using in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

A lot of animals I grew up with are disappearing today. They include the Massasauga Rattlesnake, the Gray Fox, the Sunfish, the Barn Swallow, the Redheaded Woodpecker, and even the simple Bumblebee.

It’s part of a larger, global trend toward vanishing species that scientists are calling the Sixth Mass Extinction. We’re experiencing a major decline in Earth’s biodiversity.

The causes of this so-called Anthropocene extinction are habitat destruction, climate change, pollution and resource extraction. These, of course, are all human activities.

People Used to Think Species Extinction Was Impossible

People used to think that species extinction was impossible. The disappearance of the Dodo and the near extinction of the American bison demonstrated that the possibility was all too real.