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by Simran Vedvyas | 18-06-2015 12:57
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I am so thankful to the Eco Generation Team for valuing my contribution to the Biodiversity Map. Magical Mekong The species were highlighted in a new report by WWF 139 bizarre and beautiful new species were discovered in the Greater Mekong region that includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam only last year.
The newly found species include a color-changing thorny frog a soul-sucking dementor wasp a stealthy wolf snake the 10,000th reptile species discovered in the world a bat with remarkable fangs the world?s second-longest insect two orchids discovered through the wildlife trade, and many more.
The Greater Mekong Region teems with life. In the past seven years, 2 216 new species have been found. These critical natural resources are however under threat. The Greater Mekong is one of the top five threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world. It is threatened by hydropower, road and infrastructure development. Climate change only increases the pressures on the landscapes. Picture and Report credits- wwf http://bit.ly/1QFbHcn |
    
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Dear Eco Generations
They are mentioned in the report and here again - Picture and Report credits- wwf
http://bit.ly/1QFbHcn
Posted 22-06-2015 01:46
Thanks Arushi for your comments
Posted 22-06-2015 01:45
Thank you and congratulations once again Simran! We're drafting the scripts of the map right now! Thanks to you and our members, we can make broader ranged biodiversity map. :) Hope to meet you in the next year's one as well!!
BTW, can you add the copyrights of the photos? Thanks!!
Posted 19-06-2015 08:57
Amazing species . Thanks for sharing , Simran. Truely deserving.
Posted 19-06-2015 00:09