“Riding to Resurrect: A Journey for Northern White Rhinos”

ARTFAMCDK( @Artfam Creative Designs Kenya) is an organization with a mission to advocate for the conservation of wildlife through campaign walks; creating awareness & educating both local and international communities about the urgent need to save wildlife from extinction, especially the functionally extinct Northern White Rhinos.

In the shadow of a fading legend, a daring expedition begins. Two Northern White Rhinos, Fatu and Najin, stand as a last hope, a living testament to a vanishing world. With every pedal we push and every mile we conquer, we pledge our resolve to rewrite history. Our wheels are not just spokes and gears; they're instruments of change, forging a path towards a future where the Northern White Rhino thrives once more. Together, we embark on a journey of hope, unity, and unwavering determination to protect these gentle giants. Join us, as we ride not just for today, but for a legacy that will echo through time, and for the generations who deserve to share our planet with these magnificent beings.

Artfamcdk's wildlife Conservationists(Rhino Kennedy & Rhino Kelvin) successfully completed "SAVING THE WORLD'S LAST FEMALES NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS;#205KMS WALK FOR FATU & NAJIN) from Nairobi to Nanyuki/Ol Pejeta Conservancy(30th Aug 2021 to 22nd Sept 2021). The team raised over USD 4200 and donated the funds to Ol Pejeta Conservancy safeguarding it's Rhino population.

WHY WALK TO SAVE THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS FROM EXTINCTION?

There are now just two northern white rhinoceros remaining in the world. Najin(born JULY 11th,1989) mother to Fatu born on 29th JUNE,2000 (both female) live under constant protection from poachers in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Sudan (the last remaining male) died on March 19th 2018, effectively rendering the entire subspecies extinct. The northern white rhino was once abundant across Central Africa but staggering rates of illegal hunting/poaching for its horn have already led to its (almost certain) extinction in the wild.

Rhino experts are now exploring the possibility of artificial reproduction technologies, using in vitro fertilisation and southern white rhino surrogates as a way to preserve and maintain northern white rhino genes into the future. Could this subspecies be brought back from extinction? The future is uncertain and it is a race against time.

Fatu(21 years), daughter of 32-year-old Najin, is now the only donor left in program aiming to implant artificially developed embryos into another more abundant rhino species.

Scientists hope to implant embryos made from the rhinos' egg cells and frozen sperm from deceased males into surrogate mothers.

So far they have 22 pure northern white rhino embryos. The team hopes to be able to deliver its first northern white rhino calf in three years and a wider population in the next two decades.

We are very optimistic that the project will succeed.