Two embros developed in ground breaking race against extinction

A handout image made available by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy on August 23, 2019, shows two northern white female rhinos, Najin, 30, (L) and daughter Fatu, 19, drinking at a trough at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on August 20, 2019. [AFP/Ol Pejeta Conservancy]

Two embryos of northern white rhinos have been successfully created in an Italian laboratory using eggs harvested from two remaining subspecies from Kenya.

The milestone, undertaken by researchers and scientists, raises hopes of reversing imminent extinction of the endangered species.