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This “last of the Mohicans” was male, and therefore all the descendants, which are now only found in botanical gardens, are also male. Scientists are trying to revive the species through natural reproduction, but in this case there is a problem: no female plants for pollination have been found.
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To make the search more efficient, researchers are using drones, flying them over the Ngoye forest, which has not yet been 100 per cent studied. The drones are equipped with multispectral cameras to scan thousands of acres of forest. The drones have recently captured over 15,000 images of the vegetation, and that’s just the beginning.
