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Mongabay News on MSN1d
In New Guinea, megadiverse lowland forests are most at risk of deforestation
By Carolyn Cowan The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11h
See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains
Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on Mount Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea ...
Earth.com5d
New species of tree snakes with completely black eyes is discovered
The black snake Dendrelaphis atra has been discovered on an island in Papua New Guinea; this species stands out for its ...
Massive ‘giant woolly RAT’ triple the size of regular rodent found as enormous creatures dubbed ‘largest in the world’
A RARE species of giant woolly rat has been documented in photos and video footage for the first time ever. The elusive, nocturnal Subalpine Woolly Rat, or Mallomys istapantap, can be found high ...
Raleigh News & Observer13d
New species identified when it bites researcher’s hand and 4 more discoveries
Screengrab from YouTube video shared by The Islanders Papua New Guinea The summaries below were drafted with ... or ...