The importance of new species in an age of biodiversity loss
Published Date: 3/16/2022
Source: phys.org
The recent announcement that Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and our partners have recorded over 100 new species in Myanmar in the decade since we began working there caused quite a stir, but that landmark figure doesn't begin to hint at the total number of discoveries in which FFI and partners have historically had a hand. And the stories behind those finds would fill a book thick enough to stun an ox—which brings us neatly to a noteworthy example.