When pillar coral was proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act, coral biologists began a survey and assessment of all known colonies on the Florida reef tract. That was in 2013.
They found and followed more than 800 colonies of the coral, from the Dry Tortugas to Biscayne National Park.
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-05-1...eefs-now-biologists-say-its-extinct?_amp=true
They found and followed more than 800 colonies of the coral, from the Dry Tortugas to Biscayne National Park.
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-05-1...eefs-now-biologists-say-its-extinct?_amp=true