A sniffer dog and environmental DNA analysis enabled researchers to confirm the continued existence of the rare De Winton’s golden mole, not seen by scientists since 1936. The habitat near Port ...

A team of conservationists have rediscovered a species of golden mole that hasn’t been seen in almost 90 years. The scientists tracked it to its home in the sand dunes of South Africa using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers say they’ve rediscovered the De Winton’s golden mole, which has been thought lost since it was last seen in 1937.

When the team arrived on the beach in Port Nolloth there were fresh golden mole trails in the sand, made more visible by recent rain. However, it can be very difficult to identify a species of golden ...

The tiny De Winton’s golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa for the first time since 1936. Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered the De Winton's golden mole, a species of ...

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The rediscovery of a long-lost, sand-dwelling desert mole through soil forensics has conservationists in South Africa hoping to use the same method to track other rare and elusive species, such as ...

Scientists are making a mountain out of a mole hill after finding a rare breed of sightless burrowing mammal not seen for the better part of a century. Researchers spent two years searching the sand ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The blind De Winton's golden mole, thought to be lost for nearly a century, was found in South Africa using eDNA, a technique that examines DNA left in the environment.

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