WWF: Fast-Disappearing 'Heart of Borneo' is Likely Home to Thousands of Species Still Undiscovered; Urgent Action Needed to ProtectIsland

U.S. Newswire | April 25, 2005 | Copyright

WASHINGTON, April 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In the past decade, at least 361 new species have been discovered on Borneo, one of the most important centers of biodiversity in the world. And a new report by World Wildlife Fund finds that there are likely to be thousands of plant and animal species left to discover on the world's third- largest island.

Released today, "Borneo's Lost World: Newly Discovered Species on Borneo" shows at least 361 new species have been identified and described on the Asian island between 1994 and 2004: 260 insects, 50 plants, 30 freshwater fish, 7 frogs, 6 lizards, 5 ...

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