Tracing Africa s fading biological fingerprints in Angola s threatened forests mongabay.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mongabay.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Afromontane forests occur at high altitudes across Africa. They’re thought to be relics of former glacial periods in Africa. Studying genetic data from birds living in these moist temperate forests, scientists have reconstructed the history of this habitat. A prime example are the forests on Angola’s Namba Mountains, which are a link or stepping stone […]
‘New world’ in Angola’s relic forests threatened by fires: scientists NAMBA MOUNTAINS, Angola Remote pockets of species-rich afromontane forest in Angola’s Namba Mountains will be lost if nothing is done to stop uncontrolled fires that threaten to destroy them, scientists warn. These forests are believed to be relics from a time when the habitat […]
A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.
The species was discovered by scientists in 2016, but suspicions of its existence gained traction from 1998, and testimonies from local people suggest its existence could be traced back to 1928.