and – using the help of a trained scent-detection dog named Jessie – collected more than 100 soil samples from sites along the northwest coast where golden mole activity was detected.

The De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 on the north-western coast of South Africa, and later declared officially lost. This iridescent blind mole with hearing superpowers evades ...

A golden mole that "swims" in sand has resurfaced in ... hair and bodily excretions -- taken from soil at Port Nolloth beach on the northwest coast. More than 100 samples were collected from ...

How does one go about finding a seemingly extinct, sand-dwelling mole that hasn't been seen in nearly 90 years? With the help of a dog and DNA, of course! Scientists in South Africa have ...

The researchers spotted the creature, called De Winton’s golden mole, along the west coast of South Africa. The findings “suggest that this species may in fact be widespread, but not ...