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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation

The project aims to catalog all species in Rwanda and improve monitoring in rugged terrain, where camera traps and ranger patrols can miss wildlife.

Summary by Winnipeg Free Press
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal he posed no threat, a familiar sound in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda ’s Volcanoes National Park.

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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation

Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla using genetic material left in soil and water

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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