Proof that not all is lost. Thought extinct, Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was rediscovered in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains in November 2023, after over 60 years. A glimpse of hope in a world of loss.
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#BiodiversityMatters #Deforestation #Poaching #HabitatDestruction #TropicalMontaneForests
Living in #WestPapua, the Attenborough's Long-Beaked #Echidna was thought extinct until rediscovery in 2023. They're now on the knife-edge of survival from #palmoil #mining #deforestation. Help them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj
Attenborough’s Long-Beaked Echidna Zaglossus attenboroughi
Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi), known locally as “Payangko,” is one of the most evolutionarily distinct mammals and is native to the Cyclops Mountain…
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March 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Proof that not all is lost. Thought extinct, Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was rediscovered in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains in November 2023, after over 60 years. A glimpse of hope in a world of loss.
#BiodiversityMatters #Deforestation #Poaching #HabitatDestruction #TropicalMontaneForests
#BiodiversityMatters #Deforestation #Poaching #HabitatDestruction #TropicalMontaneForests