Traces of two De Winton's golden moles have been found under the sands of a beach after a "detective novel search." SOUTH AFRICA, — A golden mole that "swims" in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers announced. Traces of two De Winton's golden moles have been found under the sands of a beach after a "detective novel search," said Esther Matthew, Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) senior field officer, on Tuesday. The rediscovered De Winton's golden mole is the eleventh of the "world's most wanted lost species" to be rediscovered, according to Re:wild. The use of environmental DNA was a "case study on how such forward-thinking technologies can be utilized to find other lost species."

Source: The North Africa Journal December 02, 2023 21:40 UTC