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Deer departed is back again

Cosmos Magazine - Mon 11 Nov 19

Scientists and locals ensure a win for conservation.

Vietnam deer rediscovered after nearly 30 years

Phys.org - Mon 11 Nov 19

A very rare species of small, deer-like animal thought to be on the verge of extinction has been spotted in the northwestern jungle of Vietnam for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Vietnam deer rediscovered after nearly 30 years, The Hindu - Tue 12 Nov 19

'Extinct' mouse-deer caught on camera 30 years after last sighting

ABC Science - Mon 11 Nov 19

A tiny species of ungulate that resembles a miniature deer has been caught on camera for the first time, more than 30 years after the last dead specimen was recorded. ...

We thought this tiny deer-like animal was extinct for almost 30 years

Newscientist - Mon 11 Nov 19

The silver-backed chevrotain – or Vietnam mouse-deer - hasn't been seen for 30 years, but conservationists have tracked some down

Elusive Vietnamese animal ‘rediscovered’

Nature News - Mon 11 Nov 19

Nature, Published online: 11 November 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03467-7Camera traps have recorded the first images of the silver-backed chevrotain in the wild.

Silver-backed chevrotains have been ‘rediscovered’ by science after 29 years

ScienceNews - Mon 11 Nov 19

With help from Vietnamese villagers, researchers captured photos of a species of deerlike ungulate thought lost to science nearly three decades ago.

A “mouse-deer,” seen once in the last century, has now been caught on film

Ars Technica - Wed 13 Nov 19

No sightings of the silver-backed chevrotain for most of the last century.

A tiny species that looks part-deer, part-mouse was missing for nearly 30 years. Scientists just found it.

FOXNews - Wed 13 Nov 19

A tiny creature that looks part-deer, part-mouse hadn't been seen in nearly 30 years. Now, with a series of camera traps, researchers have caught the silver-backed chevrotain, also called the ...

Lost and Found: Vietnamese Mouse-Deer Spotted After 30 Years

Geek.com - Tue 12 Nov 19

Camera trap image of the lost silver-backed chevrotain in Vietnam (via Southern Institute of Ecology/Global Wildlife Conservation/Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife ...

Image of the Day: Chevrotain Caught on Camera

The Scientist - Tue 12 Nov 19

The silver-backed chevrotain was undetected for decades, but local reports have led researchers to document the species on camera.

'Lost' species of mouse-deer spotted in the wild after 30 years - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 11 Nov 19

The silver-backed chevrotain has been photographed in the wild for the first time.

Lost species of mouse-deer rediscovered in the wild after 30 years - CNET, CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 11 Nov 19

‘Lost’ deer species rediscovered after 30 years

ZME Science - Mon 11 Nov 19

The adorable-looking fanged critter has been rediscovered in Vietnam after it was presumed extinct for three decades.

Tiny cat-sized DEER thought to have gone extinct 30 years ago is pictured in a forest in Vietnam

Daily Mail - Mon 11 Nov 19

The chevrotain dates back to Stone Age but was believed to be extinct having only been spotted once in 100 years. Now scientists have pictured the rare deer in the Nha Trang Forests of Vietnam.

'Lost' Species of Mouse-Deer Spotted in Vietnam After 30 Years

Gizmodo - Mon 11 Nov 19

Using dozens of motion-activated camera traps, conservationists in Vietnam have captured photographic evidence of the silver-backed chevrotain—an impossibly adorable deer-like creature that ...

Scientists Just Spotted a Long-Lost Species in the Vietnam Jungle

Livescience - Mon 11 Nov 19

With a series of camera traps, researchers have caught the silver-backed chevrotain meandering about its tree-filled home.

Rabbit-sized, deer-like species of fanged ungulate rediscovered in Vietnam

Mongabay.com - Mon 18 Nov 19

Local villagers and government forest rangers reported seeing a gray chevrotain in the vicinity of Nha Trang, a city in southern Vietnam. Based on those survey results, a team of researchers ...

Deer-like species found in Vietnam after 30-year absence

UPI - Tue 12 Nov 19

With the help of camera traps, researchers have rediscovered a deer-like species called the silver-backed chevrotain in Vietnam.

Scientists rediscover mammalian oddity in remote Vietnam

Mongabay.com - Mon 11 Nov 19

VIETNAM, July 2019 – I’m chasing a ghost, I think not for the first time, as night falls and I gather up my gear in a hotel in a village in southern Vietnam. I pack my camera, a bottle ...

Miniature fanged 'deer' rediscovered tiptoeing through Vietnam's coastal forests

ScienceDaily - Tue 12 Nov 19

Biologists have rediscovered a species lost to science since 1990 called a silver-backed chevrotain -- a deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit, has a silver sheen, and has been hanging ...

Found: Miniature fanged 'deer' rediscovered tiptoeing through Vietnam's coastal forests

Eurekalert - Mon 11 Nov 19

Global Wildlife Conservation and partners Southern Institute of Ecology and Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research have rediscovered a species lost to science since 1990 called a silver-backed ...