Rest in peace
Following the tragic passing of the last male northern white rhinoceros, Sudan — on 19 March at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy — we would like to pay tribute to his keepers and everyone else who fought so hard, and invested so much emotion, time and money, in striving to preserve this species.
Sudan’s death underlines the very real prospect of extinction that many creatures face today. Let us hope that his demise may be a stimulus for wider conservation efforts all over Africa — and indeed, the whole world. ELEANOR BONSOR