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New species of “killer tobacco” found at Australian truck stop

Liz Kimbrough 11 Aug 2021

In Sierra Leone, two colorful land crabs rediscovered, two new species found

Liz Kimbrough 30 Jul 2021
The new krait species Bungarus suzhenae. Photo by Dr Li Ding (CC-BY 4.0).

Deadly new snake named after mythical Chinese goddess of healing

Liz Kimbrough 21 Apr 2021
The new chameleon species, Trioceros wolfgangboehmei

Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia

Liz Kimbrough 6 Apr 2021

Two new species of endangered screech owls identified from Brazil

Liz Kimbrough 1 Apr 2021

‘Spectacular’ orange-furred bat described from West African mountain

Liz Kimbrough 21 Jan 2021
Photo: The newly discovered orchid, Epidendrum katarun-yariku. Image courtesy of Mateusz Wrazidlo.

New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group

Liz Kimbrough 15 Jan 2021

Top 15 species discoveries from 2020 (Photos)

Liz Kimbrough 28 Dec 2020
Pit Viper in striking mode. The 'mountain fer-de-lance' is a new species of pit viper that was discovered on the Zongo RAP survey. It has since been described as Bothrops monsignifer. Bothrops is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Central and South America. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning "pit", and ώπς, ops, meaning "eye" or "face", together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.

[Photos] Tiny frog, venomous viper among 20 new species described in Bolivia

Liz Kimbrough 14 Dec 2020

One point for Slytherin: New Indian pit viper named after Harry Potter character

Liz Kimbrough 29 Apr 2020

Fighting to save an endangered ape, Indonesian activists fear for their lives

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Dec 2019

Gravely injured orangutan rescued near site of controversial hydropower project

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Sep 2019

Altered forests threaten sustainability of subsistence hunting

Mongabay.com 29 May 2019

Documentary on world’s rarest ape generates film festival buzz

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 May 2019

IUCN calls for moratorium on projects impacting rarest great ape species

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Apr 2019

Protests flare as pressure mounts on dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2019

Allegation of forged signature casts shadow over China-backed dam in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Feb 2019

Dam project pushes threatened orangutans from forest to farms

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Oct 2018

Scientists urge Indonesian president to nix dam in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Jul 2018

Indonesian activists protest China-funded dam in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 May 2018

Indonesia races against time to save new orangutan species

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Nov 2017

Scientists discover 8 new frogs in one sanctuary

1 Apr 2013

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