With its unique white markings, the saola is a strong symbol for biodiversity in Lao and Vietnam. It is a primitive member of the Bovidae family, which includes antelopes, buffalo, bison, cattle, goats and sheep. Discovered in May 1992, during a joint survey carried out by the Ministry of Forestry of Vietnam and WWF in north-central Vietnam, the species remains almost as elusive today as it was more than a decade ago. Luckily, in April 2011, a reserve was declared to help protect saolas. The Quang Nam’s People Committee inaugurated the Quang Nam Saola Nature Reserve in the Annamite mountains along the border of Vietnam and Laos.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/saola/saola.html
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