Natural History Wanderings

MongaBay  reports

• Conservationists in eastern Tanzania have found two specimens of a rare tree feared to be extinct.
• Millettia sacleuxii was only known from six specimens in forest reserves that have almost disappeared.
• Thousands of seeds have been collected and seedlings raised, and these are due to be planted out as part of a reforestation project in the Nguru Mountains.The two surviving Millettia “mother trees” were found near an area that conservationists hope to soon turn into a wildlife corridor.

Read more at : ‘Extinct’ trees found in Tanzania spark hope for ecosystem recovery