'Asian unicorn' spotted for first time in a decade

[rpannier]

One of the world's rarest animals, the saola, known as the ''Asian unicorn'', has been sighted for the first time in more than a decade.

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It has never been seen by conservation experts in the wild and the last confirmed sighting was from camera traps in 1999.

The animal is listed as critically endangered, with just a few hundred thought to exist in the wild.

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The Laos government said villagers in the country's central province of Bolikhamxay captured the saola in late August and brought it back to their village.

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'It's clear that further awareness-raising efforts about the special status of saola are needed but the saola doesn't have much time left.

''At best a few hundred survive, but it may be only a few dozen. The situation is critical.''

link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8006076/Asian-unicorn-spotted-for-first-time-in-a-decade.html

[greyl]

1. "However the animal died after been captured by villagers in a remote region of Laos."

You left out the worst part!

[rpannier]

2. I had it in and then took it out

[hlthe2b]

3. Nice... I heard a BBC story tonight ....

about their identifying Asian tigers (a breeding pair) for the first time at 4000 feet in Nepal, using the same photographic "traps." Lots of excitement for that discovery, since they've never found tigers up at that altitude before and they are also highly endangered.

Nice to have some good news...