Species thought extinct for thousands of years ‘rediscovered’ thanks to Indigenous knowledge

Mongabay
Apr 29, 2026, 12:47 am114 ptsTrending
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote peninsula in Indonesian Papua, a species long thought extinct by scientists has been confirmed to survive. The evidence did not come from a formal survey. It began…

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