#savethechubbyunicorns

Photos by @amivitale. In a historical undertaking, a consortium of the world's leading experts from @leibnizizw Avantea, @safariparkdvurkralove and @kenyawildlifeservice performed the first ever ovum pick up on Fatu and Najin, the last living northern white rhino on the planet at @olpejeta conservancy in northern Kenya. This procedure, never before performed on any northern white rhinos, could mark that instant when these creatures were brought back from certain extinction. At this very moment, the precious ova are being rushed to Italy where they will eventually be matured and fertilized with frozen northern white rhino sperm to become embryos which could then be transferred into the southern white rhinos who could gestate the embryos. If this new technology is successful, it could bring this critically endangered species BACK FROM EXTINCTION. This has been a ten year journey, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes sublime as I followed the last northern white rhinos alive on the planet from @safariparkdvurkralove in the Czech Republic to Kenya's @olpejeta back in 2009. Witnessing what was believed to be end of the species with the death of Sudan, the very last male northern white rhino, last year broke my heart into a million pieces. Now, I share the news that these incredible human beings are on the cusp of saving the species. I have hope that we are waking up and understanding our responsibility to protect this planet. @bmbf.bund @biorescue_project @leibnizgemeinschaft @MinistryOfTourismAndWildlifeKE @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #NorthernWhiteRhinos #NorthernWhiteRhino #OvumPickUp #NorthernWhiteRhinoRecovery #NajinandFatu #SavetheNorthernWhiteRhinos #SaveOurRhinos #RhinoRecovery #WildlifeConservation #OnlyTwoLeft #StopExtinction #EndExtinction #RacingExtinction #OlPejeta #SavetheChubbyUnicorns #RhinoConservation #RhinoFriday #StopPoaching #EndPoaching #SaynoToPoaching #Rhino #biorescue #biodiversity #wildlifeconservation #WorthMoreAlive #OlpejetaRhinos #ProtectRhinos #DontLetThemDisappear #rhinos #Kenya #Africa #photojournalism #amivitale #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikonambassador (at Ol Pejeta Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gCsqSBu2x/?igshid=txwcwa1kcute

The White Rhino, or the white chubby unicorn, is a critically endangered species, with the Northern subspecies now extinct in the wild. We carry 3 variations of this pin by @onioncakes She will have them available at DenFur in Denver Colorado this weekend, but we'll have them this Friday at the @dv8artwalk at the @historicapplevalleyinn as well! #savethechubbyunicorns #northernwhiterhinos #whiterhino #Rhino #rhinoconservation #rhinoceros #enamelpins #pinsforsale #pindesigner #pincollector #accessories #chubbyunicorn #wildlifepin #onioncakespins #spookyallyear #babyrhino (at Scribbles Art Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChYHP87BHYR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

DO IT! #savethechubbyunicorns #nature #wildlife #rhinos #chubbyunicorn #savetherhino #positivevibes #positivewaves #metalhobbit #whysoserious (at Birmingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaE2YX3rPfP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy World Rhino Day!!! 🦏🌍💗 #savethechubbyunicorns #conservewhatyoulove #bethechange #worldrhinoday #zookeeperforever #dak https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vArdonohU45HsHyVa7a5gdJvp14uAg266nII0/?igshid=16gaknjov21j5

Feeding mother Asha and baby Carol on #WorldRhinoDay 🦏 @sdzsafaripark #SaveTheChubbyUnicorns (at San Diego Zoo Safari Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2u4plmnPt-/?igshid=1kz7byt9r4bea

Sunday quick ride done. Bike washed. Now I am enjoying my nectar from @salubriousjuice. Have an amazing day! #savethechubbyunicorns #cycling #argon18 #vegan #plantbased #ironman #swimbikerun #tribike #triathlon #tritraining https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVmRiVH3Ng/?igshid=18v1znncb4ipv