At least 100 new species from monkeys to mussels have been found in Myanmar over a decade, revealing “astonishing biodiversity,” conservationists have said.
Beginning in 2010 with the identification of the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey, a small black primate known as the “sneezing monkey,” researchers have made an “incredible sequence of discoveries,” International wildlife group Fauna and Flora International said.
Over 10 years, during which Myanmar’s generals eased their stranglehold on power, scientists from all over the world made a beeline to the country to explore rainforests, delve into cave systems, wade through rivers and pick their way across majestic
From temples hanging off of cliff faces to churches perched on pillars of rock, the world is full of ancient buildings situated in the most inconvenient
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently announced that a whopping 224 new species have been discovered in the Mekong region (this region includes the countries of China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam). The new species were actually discovered in 2020, but the report has just been released due to a delay last year.. Read more »