Feared extinct for nearly a century, the Bangka slow loris is alive — and more than 90 have been rescued

The Bangka slow loris — a small, venomous, tree-dwelling primate found only on Indonesia's Bangka island — was last scientifically documented in the 1930s and listed as possibly extinct. A new study published in the journal Spixiana reveals it never vanished: a local rescue centre, Alobi, has documented more than 90 of the animals across the island in recent years, and most were returned to the wild. 'The Bangka slow loris is still alive,' says study author Timon Glaw — proof, he adds, that other species feared lost may simply be waiting where nobody has looked for decades.

SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: institutional program