Two Taxas Down, Many subspecies to Go

“It is indeed tragic and shameful that this is the second distinct rhino taxa that is going extinct under our watch,” says Fernando, who collaborated with Groves in declaring northern white rhinos a distinct species. “The last Vietnamese Javan rhino [a subspecies of the Javan rhino] was shot and killed by a poacher in 2010.” [source] Beautiful images by Ami Vitale [here].