A new protected area designed to save one of Earth's most mysterious and elusive creatures has been established in a lush, mountainous region of Vietnam, officials announced today (April 13 in the ...

Native to Vietnam, the saola is a horned species so illusive, it’s been nicknamed the Asian unicorn. Researchers reconstructed the genomes of 26 saola using samples from hunting trophies. A breeding ...

WASHINGTON – An animal so rare it’s called a unicorn has had its picture taken for the first time this century. The saola, or “Asian unicorn” was caught on film on an automatic camera set by the World ...

The saola, an antelope-like bovine, is one of the world's rarest and most endangered mammals. In fact, it hasn't been observed in over 10 years. Researchers have now mapped the saola's complete genome ...

A hidden camera set up by the World Wildlife Fund captured the picture of what’s being called the “Asian Unicorn.” The animal is actually a saola but it’s commonly referred to as the “Asian Unicorn.” ...

HANOI, Vietnam — A nature reserve has been set aside in central Vietnam for the critically endangered saola, raising hope for the antelope-like species' survival, a wildlife official said Monday. The ...

Volunteers from HSBC Vietnam, a supporter of saola landscape conservation, visited the Quang Nam Soala Reserve to experience community-based conservation. The Carbon & Biodiversity (CarBi) Project is ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the rarest animals in the world: the 'Asian unicorn', which hasn't been seen in more than a decade. The first-of-its-kind genetic analysis offers new ...

An extremely rare animal known as the ‘Asian Unicorn’ has been spotted for the first time this century in Vietnam. The twin-horned saola is critically endangered, but the recent sighting has sparked ...

One of the rarest animals in the world has been sighted for the first time in more than 10 years, according to the government of Laos. Sightings of the animal, called a saola, are so rare that the ...

The saola looks like a small deer or antelope with two horns, but is locally known as an Asian "unicorn." They are thought to number from a few dozen to a few hundred, and are threatened by poachers ...