Sudan, the world’s last standing male northern white rhino, is dead at the age of 45 years.
“It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announce that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19, 2018,” the conservancy said.
Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds.
The conservancy said Sudan’s condition worsened significantly in the last 24 hours as he was unable to stand up and was suffering a great deal.
“The veterinary team from the Dvůr Králové Zoo, Ol Pejeta and Kenya Wildlife Service made the decision to euthanise him,” Ol Pejeta said.
The conservancy said Sudan will be remembered for his unusually memorable life.
“In the 1970s, he escaped extinction of his kind in the wild when he was moved to Dvůr Králové Zoo.”
