tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post115229510609787897..comments2023-05-05T03:38:27.352-04:00Comments on Another Chance To See: NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS - Four left?Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016456671468216397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804246.post-1152318402683281302006-07-07T20:26:00.000-04:002006-07-07T20:26:00.000-04:00This is horrible. The Baiji Dolphin was probably ...This is horrible. The Baiji Dolphin was probably doomed as soon as China entered the Industrial Age, but <I>this</I> - this could have been prevented. This was the result of corruption, and inertia, and the high profitability of the illegal animal trade. <BR/><BR/>If there are only four Northern White Rhinos left, there may as well be none, from a genetic diversity point of view. (Chattham's Island Robin notwithstanding - is that the one where the population was reduced to a single pregnant female?)D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.com