Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping

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Morib, G and Tilker, Andrew and Davranoglou, Leonidas‐Romanos and Anasari, S D and Balazs, Anna C. and Barnes, Paul and Foote, M J and Hamidy, Amir and Heatubun, Charlie D. and Helgen, Kristofer M. and Inayah, Nurul and Ikhwan, Muhammad and Jayanto, Herdhanu and Keiluhu, Henderina J. and Kobak, I and Kobak, M and Koungoulos, Loukas and Norotouw, P and O’Connor, Sue and Subakti, S B and Taufiq, Taufiq and Vries, P J de and Webb, Meghan Farley and Wiantoro, Sigit and Yando, H and Yohanita, Aksamina Maria and Kempton, James A. (2025) Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping. npj Biodiversity, 4 (1). p. 19. ISSN 2731-4243

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Computers, Control & Information Theory
Environmental Pollution & Control
Depositing User: Rizzal Rosiyan
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2026 07:07
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2026 07:07
URI: https://karya.brin.go.id/id/eprint/59483

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