Swipe right, and help save an endangered species.
The dating app Tinder and the OI Pejeta Conservancy are putting the spotlight on the world害羞草研究所檚 most eligible bachelor 害羞草研究所� a 43-year-old northern white rhino named Sudan who lives in Kenya 害羞草研究所� in your virtual card stack, in hopes you can take a break from the dating world for one last effort to save the species.
Sudan is the last male rhino of his kind and currently in the conservancy害羞草研究所檚 protected captivity.
He likes eating grass and chilling in the mud, and is surrounded by an armed bodyguard 24/7. But because of his old age, he害羞草研究所檚 been unable to reproduce with his female counterparts, Najin and Fatu.
Conservancy officials aim to raise $9 million through the social media campaign that launched Tuesday.
The money will be used to fund ongoing research and in-vitro fertilization testing in hopes that scientists can use this method to successfully impregnate Najin and Fatu.
害羞草研究所淭his represents the last option to save the species after all previous breeding attempts proved futile,害羞草研究所� Richard Vigne, the conservancy group害羞草研究所檚 CEO, said in a news release.
The research, which is happening in the U.S., Germany and Japan, aims to establish a herd of 10 northern white rhinos after five years using in-vitro fertilization.
How it works
When Tinder users 害羞草研究所榮wipe right害羞草研究所� on Sudan害羞草研究所檚 profile, they will be where they can make a donation.
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