Sixty-two years after Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last scientifically recorded, Expedition Cyclops went on a mission to find out whether the species still exists in the Cyclops Mountains.

Species spotlight link from On the Edge:

https://www.ontheedge.org/edge-zine/article-species-spotlight-echidnas

If you’d like to learn more about the hunt for Attenborough’s echidna, click on the links below:

https://www.expeditioncyclops.org/

https://expeditioncyclops.substack.com/

https://www.yappenda.eco/

https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk/people/james-kempton

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Having roamed since the Ice Age, Saiga Antelope are no stranger to harsh conditions. But as mass mortality events leave their population extremely vulnerable, how have they managed to make countless comebacks?

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Find out more about the Saiga Antelope: https://www.ontheedge.org/edge-zine/article-species-spotlight-saiga-antelope

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After being extinct in England for centuries, beavers are making a comeback thanks to a new license permitting their wild release. How could their dam building prevent flooding and droughts?

You can find out more about the beaver here:https://www.ontheedge.org/edge-zine/article-species-spotlight-eurasian-beaver

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