Among the mountains and rivers in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, discovered the biologists last year 157 new species, including three mammals, 23 fishes, 26 reptiles, and 91 new plant varieties.
as 157 good news in a time when nature and biodiversity is a crucial issue. For many years, news and research reports warning about how the flora and fauna is being depleted and the number of animals and species become fewer and fewer.
“It’s amazing that we can still find new species,” says Louise Carlsson, conservation expert at Wwf.
– most of The species detected in this region are just there and they are usually very specific and adapted to their environments. One example is a spider that lacks eyes, due to the fact that it lives in the caves.
Among the new animals that have artlistats is a gibbonapa has been given the name Skywalker, because the former have been sighted, but only now – after a long time – has been listed as a separate species. It is compared with how it took a long time for Luke Skywalker in the ”Star wars”films to become a jedi.
this is an area that is very rich in species, ” says Louise Carlsson.
the Findings offer new knowledge, for example, around the bamboo. In Kardemummabergen in Cambodia has biologists namely found a variety with glödlampsformad foot. And maybe it can help to throw light on whether the material has properties that have so far been unknown.
– Usually, we do not know what these specific species can provide, in addition to being a part of the biological diversity that make up our ecosystems, and that means that we also can take advantage of the invaluable services of ecosystems. All species are in some way interrelated, and it is incredibly important for us that ecosystems remain intact.
