The Search for Lost Species

Jackson’s climbing salamander. Carlos Vasquez Almazan.

Around the world, there are once-discovered species that haven’t been seen for years in the wild. Although feared extinct, these “lost species” may still be out there, lurking in remote and unexplored corners of our planet.

For the April issue of Muse magazine, I wrote a story about the Search for Lost Species campaign, launched in 2017 by Global Wildlife Conservation and Re:wild. From a list of 2,100 species of animals and plants, Re:wild compiled a list of the “25 most wanted” lost species. In just four years, scientists working with local partners around the world have rediscovered eight species once missing to science.

Check out the whole article here: The Search for Lost Species.