Kashmir’s Hari Parbat Fort to be centre of Srinagar city tourism
Mar 28, 2018 13:54 IST
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Tourism officials are banking on cultural shows, archival presentations
and 3D projection mapping at the Hari Parbat fort to stimulate footfall
from local as well as foreign tourists and add to the state’s tourism
showreel. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Tourism officials are banking on cultural shows, archival presentations
and 3D projection mapping at the Hari Parbat fort to stimulate footfall
from local as well as foreign tourists and add to the state’s tourism
showreel. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Perched atop the Koh-i-Maran hill also known as Predemna Peet,
overlooking Srinagar is the Hari Parbat fort. Its first fortifications
and outer wall, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1590 as part of a
new capital, never saw completion and the fort as it stands today was
constructed in the 19th century under the reign of Shuja Shah Durrani.
(Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Reaching the fort itself is a 15 minute climb from the point where
vehicles aren’t allowed and the hill itself is favourable to almond
trees, seen in abundance. In a bid to boost this central location in the
valley, state tourism minister Tassaduq Mufti has directed efforts to
turn the 200-year old fort into the cynosure of tourism in Srinagar
city. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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A view of the Mata Ambay temple inside the fort. A protected monument
under the Archaeological Survey of India, the fort shares the hill with
sites of religious significance: A Parvati temple on the western slope
and the Khwaja Makhdoom Sahib and Akhund Mullah Shah shrines on the
hill’s southern slope. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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The hill and the fort atop can be made out from nearly anywhere in
Srinagar city and the elevated location of the fort in turn lends itself
to panoramic views of the city and Dal Lake. (Waseem Andrabi /
HT Photo)
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Used by various rulers over the centuries as a display of might, access
to the fort was barred in the 1990s after the eruption of militant
unrest in Kashmir. Guarded by personnel of the Central Reserve Police
Force(CRPF) today, the fort complex was opened again in 2007 after a
span of 17 years. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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The fort houses four huge towers, two ponds and lawns. Plans for
highlighting the location as a tourist site have called for a light and
sound show at its grounds. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Tourism officials are banking on cultural shows, archival presentations
and 3D projection mapping at the Hari Parbat fort to stimulate footfall
from local as well as foreign tourists and add to the state’s tourism
showreel. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
7/7
Perched atop the Koh-i-Maran hill also known as Predemna Peet,
overlooking Srinagar is the Hari Parbat fort. Its first fortifications
and outer wall, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1590 as part of a
new capital, never saw completion and the fort as it stands today was
constructed in the 19th century under the reign of Shuja Shah Durrani.
(Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Reaching the fort itself is a 15 minute climb from the point where
vehicles aren’t allowed and the hill itself is favourable to almond
trees, seen in abundance. In a bid to boost this central location in the
valley, state tourism minister Tassaduq Mufti has directed efforts to
turn the 200-year old fort into the cynosure of tourism in Srinagar
city. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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In a bid to boost tourism, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Tassaduq
Mufti has stressed this week on making the 200-year-old Hari Parbat fort
that traces its history back to the Mughal emperor Akbar, into the
cynosure of Srinagar city's tourist activity. Besides plans for
maintaining its rich heritage, Mufti has also directed the officials to
initiate synergise efforts for the preservation and the promotion of the
heritage site using light and sound shows and 3D projections, as the
newest attraction in Kashmir's tourism roster.
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Photos: Chile’s Til Til is a tiny town facing a huge trash problem
Mar 28, 2018 09:43 IST
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"Til Til is not a ghost town, it's not just a landfill for Santiago,"
one local said. Only 10% of the country’s trash is recycled according to
Environment Ministry statistics -- putting the country near the bottom
of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) nations.
(Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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Residents make barricades as they gather to protest against a new
industrial waste processing facility that is being constructed in Til
Til, Chile. This town of 17,000 is the last stop for much of the trash
produced by the capital Santiago, a city of 7 million. And now there
will be more. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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A train, which is used to transport garbage, rides on its way to
Santiago to be reloaded. The trains seem to never stop. One after
another, they haul more than 12 tonnes of rubbish daily to the small
Chilean community, 56 km northwest of Santiago, the equivalent of at
least two-thirds of the capital’s municipal waste. (Ivan Alvarado /
REUTERS)
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Police inspect the area where a train transporting garbage was derailed
on August 21, 2017. Local media reported the train was allegedly
derailed by demonstrators protesting the new waste processing facility
in Til Til. The Minister’s Committee, a gathering of high-ranking
political officials who decide controversial projects approved it last
year. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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A desert-dry community of yellow hills fringed with cactus fruit farms,
Til Til has more than 30 industrial projects. Among them: several mining
waste sites, a pig farm, a cement plant and Lomas Los Colorados, one of
Santiago’s largest waste dumps (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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With this newly approved facility, operated by Ciclo, a local waste
management company, Til Til will become the last stop for more than half
the industrial waste produced from northern Chilean mining region of
Atacama to Bio Bio province in the south, according to a report from
Chile’s Congress. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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The community has protested, blocking train tracks that funnel trash
north, and Route 5, known locally as the Panamerican Highway and a major
trucking thoroughfare. “Why Til Til again? Why must Til Til solve the
environmental problems of 8 million inhabitants?,” said Til Til Mayor
Nelson Orellana on a radio program following the project’s approval.
(Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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A greyhound passes by a power line tower in Til Til. The national
committee that approved the project says safeguards have put in place to
minimize contamination or impact on townspeople. Ciclo said that the
site is the only one within the greater Santiago region that is “apt and
possible” for an industrial waste site of this magnitude. (Ivan
Alvarado / REUTERS)
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Farmer and psychologist Gonzalo Herrera takes a break at his prickly
pear and olives plantation in Til Til. “A landfill will change our
self-esteem. It will make us feel dirty,” Gonzalo said. The company
hopes to see the project begin operation in 2019, according to its
promotional materials. Meanwhile, Santiago’s trash problem is only
getting worse. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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"One more dump for Til Til town would be polluting all our water and the
animals that drink that water," Alex Rojas, a caretaker of farm
animals, said of the waste facility. A 2015 fire at another large
landfill in Santa Marta - much nearer the city centre than Til Til - put
citizens here on edge, shrouding Santiago’s skyscrapers and crowded
streets in toxic dust. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
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"Til Til is not a ghost town, it's not just a landfill for Santiago,"
one local said. Only 10% of the country’s trash is recycled according to
Environment Ministry statistics -- putting the country near the bottom
of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) nations.
(Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
10/10
Residents make barricades as they gather to protest against a new
industrial waste processing facility that is being constructed in Til
Til, Chile. This town of 17,000 is the last stop for much of the trash
produced by the capital Santiago, a city of 7 million. And now there
will be more. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)
10/10
A train, which is used to transport garbage, rides on its way to
Santiago to be reloaded. The trains seem to never stop. One after
another, they haul more than 12 tonnes of rubbish daily to the small
Chilean community, 56 km northwest of Santiago, the equivalent of at
least two-thirds of the capital’s municipal waste. (Ivan Alvarado /
REUTERS)
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Fifty-six kilometers from Santiago, a town of 17,000 is the last stop
for nearly two-thirds of the 12 tonnes of trash produced daily by the
Chilean capital of 7 million. Til Til, a desert-dry community of yellow
hills fringed with cactus fruit farms, already has several mining waste
sites and the newest among these, approved by the government, will
become the last stop for more than half the industrial waste produced
from northern Chilean mining region of Atacama to Bio Bio province in
the south.
https://www.hindustantimes.com
Photos: Street artists in Hong Kong take over city walls
Mar 27, 2018 14:07 IST
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A pedestrian looks at a mural by British artist Dan Kitchener. In 2015, a
mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey by French
artist Invader sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$2 million ($258,000).
The popular piece of street art had been destroyed by the city’s
authorities, infuriating residents, and was later recreated for sale.
(Anthony Wallace / AFP)
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A pedestrian looks at a mural by British artist Dan Kitchener. In 2015, a
mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey by French
artist Invader sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$2 million ($258,000).
The popular piece of street art had been destroyed by the city’s
authorities, infuriating residents, and was later recreated for sale.
(Anthony Wallace / AFP)
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Australian artist Anthony Lister spray paints a portrait of a woman onto
a wall in Hong Kong. From murals made famous by Instagram to painting
battles, Hong Kong’s once largely underground street art scene has
exploded in recent years, and is now blossoming across the city’s walls
and alleyways. (Philip Fong / AFP)
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Trained in watercolour and acrylic painting, British artist Dan
Kitchener is particularly fond of portraying neon lights, reflections
and rain sights that first captivated him in Tokyo. “Hong Kong’s got
that feel to me -- the epic scale and the skyscrapers, and then it’s got
these little tiny alleyways,” Kitchener said as he painted on the wall
of a city bar. (Anthony Wallace / AFP)
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While artists like Kitchener express themselves on the city’s streets
drawn by Hong Kong’s unique geography and energy, the commercial high
end of the art world is at the fore in March, with gallerists,
collectors and celebrities descending on Hong Kong for the annual Art
Basel fair which runs for five days at the harbor-front convention
center. (Anthony Wallace / AFP)
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Neil Wang (top C) adds his piece to the city’s walls, already covered
with incredible street art. Just opposite the bar Kitchener was spray
painting, is a mural by graffiti artist Alex Croft said to be the city’s
most photographed wall, featuring rows of old townhouses on a bright
blue background. (Philip Fong / AFP)
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Zoei Lam, a local artist, paints a mural onto a wall in the Sheung Wan
district of Hong Kong. Surprisingly, Hong Kong lacks a world-class art
museum and marquee exhibitions rarely make a stop in the city, where it
can be difficult to secure official permission for public shows. (Philip
Fong / AFP)
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Chinese artist SIK spray paints a mural in the alley of Sai Ying Pun
district of Hong Kong. Despite challenges from authorities, street art
has enjoyed a boost from growing demand in Asia and an increasing number
of exhibitions in recent years, giving it a higher profile and more
commercial spin in the city. (Philip Fong / AFP)
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A pedestrian looks at a mural by British artist Dan Kitchener. In 2015, a
mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey by French
artist Invader sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$2 million ($258,000).
The popular piece of street art had been destroyed by the city’s
authorities, infuriating residents, and was later recreated for sale.
(Anthony Wallace / AFP)
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Australian artist Anthony Lister spray paints a portrait of a woman onto
a wall in Hong Kong. From murals made famous by Instagram to painting
battles, Hong Kong’s once largely underground street art scene has
exploded in recent years, and is now blossoming across the city’s walls
and alleyways. (Philip Fong / AFP)
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Trained in watercolour and acrylic painting, British artist Dan
Kitchener is particularly fond of portraying neon lights, reflections
and rain sights that first captivated him in Tokyo. “Hong Kong’s got
that feel to me -- the epic scale and the skyscrapers, and then it’s got
these little tiny alleyways,” Kitchener said as he painted on the wall
of a city bar. (Anthony Wallace / AFP)
about the gallery
As Art Basel visits Hong Kong for its 2018 edition, the commercial high
end of the art world is at the fore in March, with gallerists,
collectors and celebrities descending on the city. On the city’s streets
meanwhile, a largely underground street art scene is blossoming across
the city’s walls and alleyways with murals made famous by Instagram,
international muralists drawn by Hong Kong’s unique energy and painting
battles between rival artists marking their turf.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/
Photos: The CRPF bodybuilders gunning for the Mr. India title
Mar 23, 2018 15:22 IST
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Pritam Singh and Roshi Kumar rest up after the day’s practice. The CRPF
has at present 36 Sports disciplines and over 825 National level Sports
persons, undergoing training under coaches, administrators and Sports
Medicine Specialists. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Pritam Singh and Roshi Kumar rest up after the day’s practice. The CRPF
has at present 36 Sports disciplines and over 825 National level Sports
persons, undergoing training under coaches, administrators and Sports
Medicine Specialists. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Borun Yumnam (L), a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector from
Manipur leads a brigade of 17 CRPF constables in a gymnasium near
Mehrauli, Delhi. An acclaimed bodybuilder, Yumnam and his wife Mamota
(R) have been training CRPF bodybuilders for the 11th Mr. India, Senior
Men’s and Women’s Body Building Championship – being held March 23-25,
2018 in Pune. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Yumnam and the bodybuilders training with him strike poses at the
gymnasium. It’s evident these CRPF men have been training hard these
past months for a shot at the Mr. India title, the most prestigious
Championship of the year. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Since its reconstitution as the “Central Reserve Police Force” in 1949
as an Armed Force of the Indian Union, sports have been an organized
activity within the CRPF. Intra-mural sports competitions have been
organised on a regular basis to give a chance to its ranks to
participate and display their sporting talents. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Borun Yumnam and Mamota Devi Yumnam flex for photos during a practice
session. Both natives of Manipur, the duo have carved a name
representing the country, clenching titles nationally and
internationally. They now adapt their wealth of knowledge to mentoring
new CRPF recruits by handling their daily routines. (Raj K Raj / HT
Photo)
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Yumnam entered the CRPF through the sports quota and is all praise for
CRPF’s encouragement and credits his fame as a body-builder to the
force. “CRPF gave me everything that I have today. We are not from rich
families but we are hard working and dedicated competitors in this
field. The fame that we have is only with the help of the CRPF,” he
said. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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The constables share a light moment at their barracks in the CRPF camp
at Mayur Vihar. Their diets are just as important as the hours spent
sculpting physiques in the gym. The constables prefer to cook their own
meals considering food in the mess is often rich in oil and spices. (Raj
K Raj / HT Photo)
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Dhiren Singh (pictured) is one of the jawans training for the national
championship. He complements rigorous hours in the gym with 20 eggs, a
boiled chicken and fruit every day post practice. Mamota, no longer an
active contestant herself, is particular about their diet-- ensuring the
jawans don’t overshoot their weight classes when it’s showtime. (Raj K
Raj / HT Photo)
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Aspiring to a title also nurtures a positive self-image along with
obvious gains to their physiques. Malem Lemba (L), a CRPF constable
said, “I used to be overweight during my school days but taking
inspiration from my friends, I became a member of a local gym in
Manipur. I joined the force in 2017 and ever since, I have been training
myself for this championship.” (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Pritam Singh and Roshi Kumar rest up after the day’s practice. The CRPF
has at present 36 Sports disciplines and over 825 National level Sports
persons, undergoing training under coaches, administrators and Sports
Medicine Specialists. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
9/9
Borun Yumnam (L), a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector from
Manipur leads a brigade of 17 CRPF constables in a gymnasium near
Mehrauli, Delhi. An acclaimed bodybuilder, Yumnam and his wife Mamota
(R) have been training CRPF bodybuilders for the 11th Mr. India, Senior
Men’s and Women’s Body Building Championship – being held March 23-25,
2018 in Pune. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Yumnam and the bodybuilders training with him strike poses at the
gymnasium. It’s evident these CRPF men have been training hard these
past months for a shot at the Mr. India title, the most prestigious
Championship of the year. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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At a gym in Delhi's Mehrauli, acclaimed bodybuilder Borun Yumnam and his
wife Mamota have been guiding 17 CRPF constables training for the 11th
Mr. India, Senior Men's & Women's Body Building Championship -- to
be held from 23rd to 25th March in Pune. HT Photographer Raj K Raj
documents the a day in the lives of these hulking jawans which includes a
mix of pumping iron and wolfing down protein rich meals.
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Photos: Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino dies
Mar 21, 2018 09:30 IST
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A ranger takes care of Sudan at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Poachers can
sell northern white rhino horns for $50,000 per kilo, making them more
valuable than gold. Kenya had 20,000 rhinos in the 1970s, falling to 400
in the 1990s. It now has 650, almost all of which are black rhinos. (AP
File)
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A ranger takes care of Sudan at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Poachers can
sell northern white rhino horns for $50,000 per kilo, making them more
valuable than gold. Kenya had 20,000 rhinos in the 1970s, falling to 400
in the 1990s. It now has 650, almost all of which are black rhinos. (AP
File)
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The last surviving male northern white rhino named ‘Sudan’ is seen at
the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya . Ol Pejeta Conservancy,
the agency taking care of Sudan, said in a statement it had made the
decision with wildlife officials and his previous carers to euthanise
the 45-year-old rhino due to the rapid deterioration in his condition.
(Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS)
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A warden guards Sudan at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Sudan was being
treated for age-related complications that had affected his muscles and
bones and also gave him extensive skin wounds. The rhino had spent two
weeks in late February and early March lying in his pen due to
discomfort from a deep wound on his right hind leg. (Baz Ratner /
REUTERS File)
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Sudan, sits in front of a transport box in a zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech
Republic. He had previously lived at the Dver Kralove Zoo before being
transported to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where he lived with the last two
females of the same species, 27-year-old Najin and 17-year-old Fatu.
(Michal Cizek / AFP File)
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Fatu (C), and Najin (L), the only female northern white rhinos left in
the world, graze at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. After all attempts at
getting him to mate naturally failed, conservationists last year put
Sudan on dating app Tinder, hoping to raise enough money to pay for a $9
million fertility treatment. (Sunday Alamba / AP)
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A newly unveiled sculpture “The Last Three”, a life-size Rhino sculpture
created by Australian artists and conservationists Gillie and Marc,
depicting Sudan, (bottom), daughter Najiin, (middle) and granddaughter
Fatu (top) is seen in the Manhattan, New York City. Ol Pejeta said that
they had collected Sudan’s genetic material on Monday that could be used
in future to attempt reproduction of northern white rhinos. (Mike Segar
/ REUTERS)
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Wardens assist Sudan as he grazes at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The only
hope for the preservation of this subspecies now lies in developing in
vitro fertilisation techniques using eggs from the two remaining
females, stored northern white rhino semen from males and surrogate
southern white rhino females. (Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS File)
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Members of the Maasai Cricket Warriors pose for a photograph with Sudan
after playing against the British Army Training Unit cricket team in
Laikipia, Kenya. While there are thousand of southern white rhinos still
roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching
have drastically cut numbers of northern whites. (Thomas Mukoya /
REUTERS File)
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A ranger takes care of Sudan at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Poachers can
sell northern white rhino horns for $50,000 per kilo, making them more
valuable than gold. Kenya had 20,000 rhinos in the 1970s, falling to 400
in the 1990s. It now has 650, almost all of which are black rhinos. (AP
File)
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The last surviving male northern white rhino named ‘Sudan’ is seen at
the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya . Ol Pejeta Conservancy,
the agency taking care of Sudan, said in a statement it had made the
decision with wildlife officials and his previous carers to euthanise
the 45-year-old rhino due to the rapid deterioration in his condition.
(Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS)
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A warden guards Sudan at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Sudan was being
treated for age-related complications that had affected his muscles and
bones and also gave him extensive skin wounds. The rhino had spent two
weeks in late February and early March lying in his pen due to
discomfort from a deep wound on his right hind leg. (Baz Ratner /
REUTERS File)
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Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died in Kenya at the age of
45, after becoming a symbol of efforts to save his subspecies from
extinction, a fate that only science can now prevent. When Sudan was
born in 1973 in the wild in Shambe, South Sudan, there were about 700 of
his kind left in existence. At his death, there are only two females
remaining alive and the hope that in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
techniques will advance enough to preserve the sub-species. Elderly by
rhino standards, Sudan had been ailing for some time, suffering from
age-related infections, according to his keepers at the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy.
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