The #SearchforLostSpecies in Madagascar’s Makira Natural Park successfully rediscovered 21 species that were lost to science, including flowering ant-like beetles, three small iridescent fish, five jumping spiders, and a giant millipede that had not been documented since 1897. This was in addition to the surprising discoveries of species entirely new to science. Makira is the largest and most intact forest in Madagascar—and many of the species here can’t be found anywhere else. The expedition team included rewild Lost Species Officer Christina Biggs, as well as scientists from Madagascar, international scientists and local guides. Together, they surveyed rivers for lost fish, used light traps to attract and survey insects and searched the forest and rocky river beds for the recently rediscovered Dusky Tetraka. The Search for Lost Species’ expedition to Makira was supported by the ridgesfoundation. Forests across Madagascar are being destroyed for agriculture, logging and charcoal - c...