Womens Elusive Mole Hope T-Shirt—sunbeam yellow
THIS T-SHIRT IS MADE FROM 100% ORGANIC COTTON, THE PRINT IS DYED WITH NATURE COATINGS BIOBLACK TX™, AN ALTERNATIVE TO PETROLEUM-DERIVED CARBON BLACK MADE FROM FSC CERTIFIED WOOD WASTE. THIS PIECE CELEBRATES THE STORY BEHIND THE DE WINTON’S GOLDEN MOLE. IT WAS LAST SEEN IN 1937 AND DECLARED OFFICIALLY LOST BUT WAS REDISCOVERED IN NOVEMBER 2023 THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TRACKING AFTER NEARLY 86 YEARS OF ELUDING SCIENTISTS DUE TO ITS ELUSIVE NATURE AND UNDERGROUND HABITAT. CONSERVATIONISTS AND GENETICISTS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS FOUND THE MOLE BY COLLECTING SOIL SAMPLES FROM ITS UNDERGROUND TUNNELS AND SEQUENCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH IN NON-INVASIVE SPECIES DETECTION METHODS. BY WEARING THIS T-SHIRT YOU ARE SPREADING THE POSITIVE NEWS AND GENERATING HOPE.