Vietnam's 'Green Corridor' uncovers eleven new species
The WWF have announced that 11 new species, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchids have been discovered in a remote region of Vietnam known as the Green Corridor. There are ten other plants which are also being examined to see if they too are new to science. Recent surveys show the Green Corridor is home to many endangered species, which includes one of the world's most endangered primates - the white cheeked crested gibbon. It's also one of the last remaining lowland wet evergreen forests left in Vietnam, and is the only place you can find the 'saola' a unique type of wild cattle only discovered in 1992. Unfortunately, as with many of the most sacred places on earth, the Green Corridor is under threat from human activity including illegal hunting, logging, and development.
