THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO

The northern white rhino (ceratotherium simum cottoni) is greatly endangered in comparison to its relative the Southern white rhino which is the most abundant. The Northern white rhino once roamed huge tracts of Africa ranging from The Sahel region to the Congo forests. But that was centuries ago, the remaining wild population of the white rhino was last sighted in Garamba national park in the Democratic republic of Congo in 2005.( An mature male, young male and two females) but as from 2006 no sightings have been confirmed this can be attributed to the political upheaval in eastern D.R.C.
Rebels and fighters like the intarihamwe, lord resistance army, SPLA fighters and the janja wid militia have been the main culprits found in poaching of the northern white rhino. Despite the set back measures are being put in place to protect the few remaining rhinos by reviving of the anti-poaching unit with support from UNESCO, Rhino Foundation, Save the Rhino intyernational ,ZSL and Frakfurt Zoological Society.
Possibilities of the few remaining rhinos to be transported to a rhino sanctuary in Kenya flopped due to political infighting hence leaving the rhinos in a very vulnerable state. The future remains bleak for the Northern white rhino in the D.R.C. 
I dedicate the international rhino day to the northern white rhino in the D.R.C