Morib G, Tilker A, Davranoglou L-R, Anasari S D, Balázs A, Barnes P A, Foote M J, Hamidy A, Heatubun C D, Helgen K M, Inayah N, Ikhwan M K, Jayanto H, Keiluhu H J, Kobak I, Kobak M, Koungoulos L, Norotouw P, O'Connor S, Subakti S B, de Vries P J, Webb M, Wiantoro S, Yando H, Yohanita A M, Kempton J A
Department of Biology, Universitas Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Papua, 99224, Indonesia.
Yappenda, Stakin Gedung GOR STT-GIDI Lantai 1, Kelurahan Hinekombe, Sentani, Kab. Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia.
NPJ Biodivers. 2025 May 12;4(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s44185-025-00086-6.
We confirm the 'rediscovery' of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi), one of only five modern egg-laying mammals and, until now, one of the planet's most enigmatic 'lost species'. Unrecorded for 62 years, we present the first scientific evidence of its survival to the present day. We highlight the importance of combining local Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping to making the rediscovery, and we also discuss follow-up conservation actions to safeguard this Critically Endangered species.
我们证实了阿滕伯勒长喙针鼹（Zaglossus attenboroughi）的“重新发现”，它是仅有的五种现代卵生哺乳动物之一，并且直到现在，还是地球上最神秘的“失落物种”之一。在长达62年未被记录之后，我们提供了其至今仍存活的首个科学证据。我们强调了将当地原住民知识与相机陷阱相结合对于此次重新发现的重要性，并且我们还讨论了后续的保护行动，以保护这种极度濒危的物种。
