Under the Clouds

species NORTHERN WHITE RHINO endangered level CRITICALLY ENDANGERED By 2004, there were less than 20 northern white rhinos in the world. Conservationists submitted a proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo to relocate five wild rhinos to a more stable African country in order to prevent extinction. While the government at first agreed, it rescinded its cooperation due to political dissent. By 2007, all the wild northern white rhinos were dead.