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June 10, 2007

Dozens of species discoveries in the Amazon (& one unextinct)

Filed under:  — cyberhobo at 5:58 pm

This survey was sponsored by a mining company probing for good places to expand. Frogs, fish, beetles, and a unique ant were discovered, and a catfish presumed extinct was sighted for the first time in 50 years.

“Strategies [for future conservation] should focus on protecting freshwater streams and preventing fragmentation of the natural habitat from unchecked or poorly planned development,” they said.


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    I just wanted to give you my thanks for the effort you put into the geo-mashup software. And I happen to have put my money where my mouth is.

    I have to say that all the other geomapping software for wordpress are not nearly as well thought out as your implimentation.

    Comment by Toni — June 10, 2007 @ 11:36 pm

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