Pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching, the population of two northern white rhinos could only be saved by a miracle. The photographs of this companionship serve as a powerful reminder of the urgency to stop humanity’s reckless destruction of the planet’s wildlife. In “The Last Two” photo series, this talented photographer captured the emotional essence of the bond between the devoted caretaker and the second-to-last representative of the oldest land mammal species in the world. Matjaž Krivic traveled to Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya, where constantly monitored by her guard Zachary Mutai, the 33-year-old Najin resists the faith of her ancestors. Today, the northern white rhino is a functionally extinct species. Sadly, the last male, Sudan, died in 2018. And both of them are females, Najin and her daughter Fatu. There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world. Photographer Matjaž Krivic captured the emotional essence of the bond between the second-to-last northern white rhino and her devoted caretaker The most intelligent animal on Earth is causing the most irrational history of extinction. Due to hunting and loss of natural habitat, animal species cannot survive on a planet ruled by humans. It’s a scenario we have seen many times before, from the Javan tiger to the Mauritius dodo.

The main subject of his photographs might soon live only in memory cards: the northern white rhino. Matjaž Krivic (51), a documentary photographer from Slovenia, has received many awards throughout his career, but the last title of the Travel Photographer of the Year has recognized something almost literally – one of a kind.

White rhino images