Now known as the Monte Gordo grasshopper, Eyprepocprifas insularis was first discovered in 1980 on São Nicolau, Cape Verde, an archipelago off Africa. Scientists uncovered only one male specimen ...

A rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten its future.

The Monte Gordo grasshopper (Eyprepocprifas insularis), endemic to São Nicolau in Cape Verde and previously thought extinct for over 40 years, has been rediscovered.

In 1980, researcher Michel Lecoq discovered a new species of grasshopper on Cape Verde’s São Nicolau island in Monte Gordo Natural Park. He found a single male specimen, and despite years of ...

Text description provided by the architects. Monte Gordo is characterized by being a former fishing village located between the ocean and a vast pine forest. The intervention predicted a complex ...

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