Researchers Stunned After Discovering 'Lost' Species Nestled in Remote Canyon: 'We Were Elated to Say the Least'

Researchers stunned after discovering 'lost' species nestled in remote canyon: 'We were elated to say the least'

Researchers working in a remote, hard-to-reach region of South Africa expressed excitement and astonishment upon rediscovering a rare species of gecko that had not been seen in over 30 years, the Associated Press reported.  "We were elated to say the least," said Darren Pietersen, one of the researchers working for the Endangered Wildlife Trust. Originally identified in December 1991 when Niels Jacobsen captured two males, the Blyde Rondavel fla…

Researchers who went down by helicopter into a remote and virtually inaccessible canyon from South Africa reported the discovery of a kind of gecko that had not been seen in more than 30 years and was thought extinct, or perhaps never existed.