"Breakthrough: Rhino IVF Pregnancy Offers Hope for Nearly Extinct Species"
Researchers successfully impregnated a rhinoceros through embryo transfer, a method that could potentially save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies. The experiment, conducted with the southern white rhino subspecies, resulted in a pregnancy, but the surrogate mother died from a bacterial infection. Despite this setback, scientists remain optimistic about the potential to save the northern white rhino. However, some conservationists are skeptical about the breakthrough coming in time to save the species, advocating for a focus on addressing poaching and habitat loss as the main threats to rhinos worldwide.