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Genetics might save the rare, elusive saola — if it's not already extinct

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The last living saola ( Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) was seen in 2013 , in photographs from a motion-triggered trail camera.

Researchers used DNA from 26 individual saola hunting trophies to establish a “reference genome” for the species.

The study sets out how mixing these two genetic populations could help them avoid extinction.

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