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☆ De Winton’s golden mole rediscovered after nearly 100 years
  + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. A beach in the northwest of South Africa where De Winton's golden moles are living. The challenge was pinpointing if De Winton’s golden mole was one of them. Common species, such as Cape golden mole and Grant’s golden mole were easily identifiable, but since there was only one De Winton’s golden mole reference DNA available, the team could not confidently identify it. De Winton’s golden mole is the 11th of its “most-wanted lost species” rediscovered since the program launched in 2017.
Persons: CNN —, JP Le Roux, eDNA, De, ”, Samantha Mynhardt, Jessie –, Nicky Souness, Cobus Theron, Christina Biggs, “, Theron Organizations: CNN, Wildlife Trust, University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University, EWT Locations: South Africa, Port Nolloth, Cape
☆ Still Alive! Golden Mole Not Seen for 80 Years and Presumed Extinct Is Found Again in South Africa
  + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost “swim” through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct. The De Winton's golden mole -- a small, blind burrower with “super-hearing powers” that eats insects -- was found to be still alive on a beach in Port Nolloth on the west coast of South Africa by a team of researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the University of Pretoria. With the help of a sniffer dog, the team found traces of tunnels and discovered a golden mole in 2021. But because there are 21 species of golden moles and some look very similar, the team needed more to be certain that it was a De Winton's. Golden moles are native to sub-Saharan Africa and the De Winton's had only ever been found in the Port Nolloth area.
Persons: hadn't, “, Samantha Mynhardt, ‘ you’re, Winton's, Mynhardt, ”, Esther Matthew Organizations: —, Wildlife Trust, University of Pretoria, Associated Press, ___ AP Locations: CAPE, South Africa, Port Nolloth, African, Saharan Africa, Guatemala, Djibouti, ___, africa
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