Critically endangered Saola captured in Laos

[JanKarel]

The Saola - Pseudoryx nghetinhensis - is believed to inhabit the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam, and that is where villagers from Laos' central province of Bolikhamxay caught the unfortunate adult male earlier this August.

They brought the mammal back to the village.

Surprised by the odd-looking animal, the villagers took a few photos and notified the Lao authorities. But by the time a team from the Bolikhamxay Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office reached the remote location, the Saola was dead.

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The Saola is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species.

source (and photos): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11328123