Researchers rediscover #weevil believed to be extinct thanks to photos posted online ...

2025-12-25 15:43:48 UTC

Researchers rediscover #weevil believed to be extinct thanks to photos posted online https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/12/08/uofm-researchers-rediscover-weevil-believed-be-extinct-thanks-photos-posted-online/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01460-5

"The greater chestnut weevil was believed to have gone #extinct with the decline of the #AmericanChestnut tree... a classic example of #coextinction — the loss of dependent species due to the decline of their hosts... This #rediscovery wouldn’t have been possible without volunteers and the digital tools that connect their data to scientists"

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