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"The lush Annamite Mountains spanning the Laos-Vietnam border in Southeast Asia
are rich in beauty and diversity. But this habitat, and the rare wildlife found
here, are imperiled by slash-and-burn agriculture, gold mining and illegal
logging.
Among the many mammals living here are the rare and elusive Critically
Endangered Saola, also known as the “Asian Unicorn.” Discovered in 1992, it is
the first large mammal new to science in over 50 years. In September 2013, an
adult Saola was photographed by a camera trap in the Hue-Quang Nam landscape of
Vietnam, directly across the border from Xe Sap National Protected Area.
Xe Sap National Protected Area extending across the Central Annamite Mountains
is a biodiverse treasure in the heart of the Indo-Burma hotspot. This moist
forest ecoregion shelters some of the world’s highest concentrations of endemic
species. In addition to the Saola (CR), other threatened species here include
the Large-antlered Muntjac (CR), Red-shanked Douc Langur (CR), Vietnamese
Crested Argus (CR), Owston’s Civet (EN), Dhole (EN), Northern Yellow-cheeked
Crested Gibbon (EN) and the Greater Slow Loris (EN)."
Via
Fix the News:
https://fixthenews.com/light-into-lightning/
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
