Searching for Saola | William Robichaud

With fewer than 50 animals in the wild, saola is possibly the most threatened mammal on the planet. Even though it was discovered in 1992, very little is known about it, as no biologist has ever seen it in the wild and there are only a handful of photos of it from camera traps - last one from 2013. To save the animal from extinction, the Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation wants to lead an intensive search for the last saolas in order to capture them for a breeding program. William Robichaud, the president of the organization, talks about:
• Why saola was discovered so late
• Why saola is on the brink of extinction
• Why it is so hard to find saola
• Why captive breeding program is necessary for the survival of saola
• How saola search can benefit other endangered species
• What methods they want to use to find and capture saolas
• How to effectively protect nature in the Annamite Mountains