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A female saola pictured in Laos in 1996. Photograph by William Robichaud.
Ghosting through the forests of Laos and Vietnam, the saola a large ox that looks like an antelope eluded researchers and their cameras for nearly 14 years.
But camera traps set out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government in the central knock off van cleef and arpels alhambra pendant Annamite Mountains in Vietnam captured of the extremely rare mammal in September of this year, the group announced this week.
The last sighting of a saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)in the wild was in 1999 in Laos.
our team first looked at the photos we couldn believe our eyes, said Van Ngoc Thinh, Vietnam country director for the WWF, in a statement. are the holy grail for south imitation van cleef and arpels pendant east Asian conservationists so there was a lot of excitement. discovered in 1992 near the border between Laos and Vietnam, the saola was the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years, according to a WWF statement.
The mammal is often referred to as the unicorn because of its rarity, although it sports two pointed horns on its head rather than one.
Although its elusive nature makes for a fun nickname, it has stymied researchers efforts to get a handle on the animal basic biology and population numbers.
Some estimates place global populations at 250 to 300 animals. But these are based on interviews with villagers who have seen the animal, and on hunting trophies, according to a report in Smithsonian magazine.
It incredibly difficult to measure the size of the saola population because conservationists do not have a full grasp on where they live, said Barney Long, the WWF director of species protection and Asian species conservation, in an interview this week.
One of the projects they working on to help detect this rare mammal in the field is by using leeches. Asian land leeches drink blood from passing animals, and the blood stays in leeches for a few months, he said. So researchers can test the blood to find out which animals the leech has been feeding on.
If saola blood turns up in a leech, the scientists will know the mammals are in the vicinity.
Listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List, saola often end up as incidental victims to snares set by hunters looking to catch Asiatic black bears or Malayan sun bears. The bears are hunted for their bile, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. (See Moon Bears Harvested for Bile in Vietnam. fragmentation due mainly to road construction has also hammered saola populations.
The Vietnamese government has created nature preserves in the saola range, and banned all hunting in the mammal habitat in an effort to protect the animal.
2011, forest guard patrols in CarBi area have removed more than 30,000 snares from this critical saola habitat and destroyed more than 600 illegal hunters camps, Van Ngoc in the statement. of the presence of the saola in this area is a testament to the dedicated and tireless efforts of these forest guards. Elliot assisted with reporting on this story.
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A female saola pictured in Laos in 1996. Photograph by William Robichaud.
Ghosting through the forests of Laos and Vietnam, the saola a large ox that looks like an antelope eluded researchers and their cameras for nearly 14 years.
But camera traps set out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government in the central knock off van cleef and arpels alhambra pendant Annamite Mountains in Vietnam captured of the extremely rare mammal in September of this year, the group announced this week.
The last sighting of a saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)in the wild was in 1999 in Laos.
our team first looked at the photos we couldn believe our eyes, said Van Ngoc Thinh, Vietnam country director for the WWF, in a statement. are the holy grail for south imitation van cleef and arpels pendant east Asian conservationists so there was a lot of excitement. discovered in 1992 near the border between Laos and Vietnam, the saola was the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years, according to a WWF statement.
The mammal is often referred to as the unicorn because of its rarity, although it sports two pointed horns on its head rather than one.
Although its elusive nature makes for a fun nickname, it has stymied researchers efforts to get a handle on the animal basic biology and population numbers.
Some estimates place global populations at 250 to 300 animals. But these are based on interviews with villagers who have seen the animal, and on hunting trophies, according to a report in Smithsonian magazine.
It incredibly difficult to measure the size of the saola population because conservationists do not have a full grasp on where they live, said Barney Long, the WWF director of species protection and Asian species conservation, in an interview this week.
One of the projects they working on to help detect this rare mammal in the field is by using leeches. Asian land leeches drink blood from passing animals, and the blood stays in leeches for a few months, he said. So researchers can test the blood to find out which animals the leech has been feeding on.
If saola blood turns up in a leech, the scientists will know the mammals are in the vicinity.
Listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List, saola often end up as incidental victims to snares set by hunters looking to catch Asiatic black bears or Malayan sun bears. The bears are hunted for their bile, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. (See Moon Bears Harvested for Bile in Vietnam. fragmentation due mainly to road construction has also hammered saola populations.
The Vietnamese government has created nature preserves in the saola range, and banned all hunting in the mammal habitat in an effort to protect the animal.
2011, forest guard patrols in CarBi area have removed more than 30,000 snares from this critical saola habitat and destroyed more than 600 illegal hunters camps, Van Ngoc in the statement. of the presence of the saola in this area is a testament to the dedicated and tireless efforts of these forest guards. Elliot assisted with reporting on this story.
Follow Jane J. Lee on Twitter.
National Geographic VoicesResearchers, conservationists, and others share stories, insights and ideas about Our Changing Planet, Wildlife Wild Spaces, and The copy van jewelry Human Journey. More than 50,000 comments have been added to 10,000 posts. Explore the list alongside to dive deeper into some of the most popular categories of the National Geographic Society's conversation platform Voices.
Opinions are those of the blogger and/or the blogger's organization, and not necessarily those of the National Geographic Society. Posters of blogs and comments are required to observe National Geographic's community rules and other terms of service. May 21, 2017 Stuart PimmVatuvara Island: A Haven for Threatened Species May 21, 2017 Wildlife Conservation SocietyFor the Love of Honey May 19, 2017 Zach FullerAscension Island: Pristine Seas Heads to the Mountains! May 19, 2017 Paul RoseMeet the North: Hockey Love in Arctic Style May 19, 2017 Jennifer Kingsley
Blog SearchFollow the links on the sidebar of any of the blog's pages for details and tips on how to apply for a Fellowship.
Photo of the 2016/2017 class of Fellows by Randall Scott.
Featured Research: Mushara Elephant Project
Caitlin O'Connell and her husband, Tim Rodwell, started theMushara Elephant Projectin Namibia 24 years ago to better understand elephant social structure, communication and health in order to apply this knowledge to improved care in captivity and ultimately to elephant conservation in the wild. O'Connell is on thefaculty at Stanford University School of Medicineand CEO of the elephant focused nonprofit,Utopia Scientific.
Nat Geo Expedition: Rising Star
Two years after being discovered deep in a South African cave, the 1,500 fossils excavated during the Rising Star Expedition have been identified as belonging to a previously unknown early human relative that National Geographic Explorer in Residence Lee Berger and team have named Homo naledi.
With at least 15 individuals of all ages and both sexes represented, the find adds an unprecedented amount of information to our understanding of early human evolution in Africa.
In addition, the absence of any other animal remains or large debris in the fossil chamber strongly suggests that these non human beings intentionally deposited their dead within this cave.
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