Rediscovery of the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew after 46 years

Rediscovery of the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew after 46 years

Wildlife surprise: Elusive forest shrew found in Western Cape – The Mail & Guardian

One of the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammals, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew, has made a reappearance 46 years after it was last recorded. Conservationists from CapeNature, Grootvadersbosch Conservancy and Helihack, together with volunteer biologists, were “ecstatic” at finding one of these tiny mammals on the edge of a pristine forest patch in CapeNature’s Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, CapeNature said. The shrew, first described i…

Boosmansbos Long-tailed Forest Shrew Recorded at Last!

For the first time in 46 years, the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammal (the elusive Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew) has been recorded!   Western Cape, South Africa (14 May 2025) — Conservationists from CapeNature, Grootvadersbosch Conservancy and Helihack, along with volunteer biologists, were ecstatic when they found a tiny, elusive friend of the forest and mystery of the Western Cape, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew! This rec…