New animal and plant species discovered in the Bolivian Andes
Among them was the satyr butterfly, last seen 98 years ago. In the BolivianAndes, scientists found 20 new species and rediscovered plants and animals not seen for decades. The findings were made on a 14-day scientific expedition in March 2017 led by non-profit environmental group Conservation International (CI) high into the cloud forests of the Andean mountains. As part of CI's Rapid Assessment Program, which assembles "ecological SWAT teams" to quickly and efficiently assess the health of ecosystems around the world, the team identified a total of 1,204 species in the Zongo Valley, 20 of wh...
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