Hunch-bat, Zorro snake among new Mekong species
Hanoi (AFP) June 05, 2014 - From a hunch-backed bat to a giant flying squirrel, scientists have identified 367 new species in the Greater Mekong area since 2012, according to a new WWF report. But due to unsustainable development and rapacious demand for wildlife meat and luxury timber, almost all of the newly described species are soon likely to be threatened, the group warned. Southeast Asia has a higher proport ... more
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