In an all-out effort to save one of the rarest mammals on the planet, conservationists in Laos have recruited a pair of good boys to sniff them out. Mongabay reported that an intense search for the ...

More than three decades after its modern-day discovery, the elusive Saola – dubbed the 'Asian unicorn' for its rarity and near-mythical status – has its genome mapped for the first time, sparking hope ...

The rare and endangered saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) has not been seen in the wild since 2013. Credit: Toon Fey/WWF Genetic research on the rare saola shows two populations with valuable diversity.

The saola, a rare mammal often called the Asian unicorn, has remained elusive to scientists for decades. Now, researchers have sequenced its genome for the first time, offering new hope for ...

(Web Desk) - The saola is a rare antelope-like mammal endemic to the forests of Vietnam and Laos. It hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2013, leading to it being nicknamed the “Asian unicorn” for its ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the (“Pseudoryx nghetinhensis”), one of the world's rarest mammals, offering new hope for its conservation. Known as the "Asian unicorn" due to its rarity and ...

Native to Vietnam, the saola is a horned species so illusive, it’s been nicknamed the Asian unicorn. Researchers reconstructed the genomes of 26 saola using samples from hunting trophies. A breeding ...

In the shrouded forests of the Annamite Mountains, along the border of Vietnam and Laos, lives — or perhaps once lived — one of the world’s rarest mammals. It’s a creature so rare that even its ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the rarest animals in the world: the 'Asian unicorn', which hasn't been seen in more than a decade. The first-of-its-kind genetic analysis offers new ...