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https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-animal-species-africa-world-wildlife-fund>
"The World Wildlife Fund is a nonprofit known for its international
conservation campaigns, from safeguarding huge swaths of the Amazon to
rehabilitating the wild tiger population worldwide.
But the WWF has also been a critical resource when it comes to highlighting the
importance of wildlife surveys in remote regions, and a new, groundbreaking WWF
study revealed how much of the world is still waiting to be discovered.
The report, titled “New Life in the Congo Basin: A Decade of Species
Discoveries,” breaks down the discoveries of 742 new species in the Congo
Basin, the second-largest rainforest and river basin in the world.
“It gives me pleasure to introduce this report, which delves into the
remarkable biodiversity of the Congo Basin — a vast and ecologically diverse
region that spans the countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of
Congo,” Martin Kabaluapa, the WWF’s regional director of the Congo Basin, wrote
in the foreword.
Assembled from data collected across a decade — from 2013 to 2023 — the report
catalogs the existence of a slew of new plants, spiders, fish, amphibians,
reptiles, birds, and mammals.
According to the report, researchers in the Congo Basin have discovered one new
mammal species a year on average, including a new monkey species, four species
of shrew, three mice, and two bats.
Of the mammals discovered, one included the
Colomys lumumbai, an elusive
semi-aquatic mouse with “kangaroo-like” feet, waterproof fur, and a bright,
white belly."
Via
What Could Go Right? The Best News of 2024 – United States Edition
https://theprogressnetwork.org/2024-united-states-progress-roundup/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
