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Expedition in Philippines uncovers one of the world’s rarest mammals along with possible new species Jeremy Hance mongabay.com April 21, 2009
For 10 years there has been no evidence of Visayan spotted deer still living in the wild, according to James Sawyer, one of the expedition members.
Another expedition member, Dr. Craig Turner described the park effusively to Inquirer.net: “this is definitely a unique environment—the center of this park has the most pristine rainforest we have ever seen anywhere in the world.” While the team did not collect specimens, they hope to return within two years with a larger team of experts for an extended period of time to collect specimens and more thoroughly explore the park. The expedition was carried out by Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation and Coral Cay Conservation. Related articles Palawan's wildlife faces extinction risk due to mining, pet trade (09/17/2008) Scientists warn that species on the Philippine island of Palawan are rapidly headed toward extinction due to habitat loss and the illegal wildlife trade. Last week ornithologist Aldrin Mallari presented a paper showing that all of Palawan's endangered species inhabited lowland forest, according to an article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Lowland forest is broadly open to human development in Palawan, whereas areas above a thousand meters are protected. Half of the Philippines' endemic wildlife is with extinction (07/22/2008) More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals endemic to the Philippines are threatened with extinction, according to a statement released by the country's environment and natural resources department and reported by AFP. Ecosystems in the Philippines bounce back from the brink (03/19/2008) The Philippines has often been an example for the worst-case-scenario in environmental degradation. Some scientists have even concluded that environmental efforts should put elsewhere, claiming the Philippines to be a lost cause. In his book Requiem for Nature John Terborgh writes the "overpopulated... Philippines are already beyond the point of no return." However, a recent paper entitled "Hope for Threatened Tropical Biodiversity: Lessons from the Philippines" argues that there are enough positive environmental and conservation trends in the Philippines to have hope and continue working for a better tomorrow.
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