Four new Northern White rhino embryos created
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Four more Northern White rhino embryos have been developed by researchers through Assisted Reproduction Techniques adding the number to nine embryos.
The embryos were developed in March and April this year following successful egg-harvest from two northern white rhino females in Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
According to BioRescue team – a consortium of scientists and researchers who been working in the project to conserve the endangered species of the rhinos through advanced assisted reproduction technologies, this is the most successful series of procedures – from oocyte collection in Kenya to in vitro fertilisation and cryopreservation in Italy.