Mekong River Species Discovery

Many new species of amphibians, reptiles, a bird and a primate have been discovered in the Mekong river basin since the last one year. The river flows through many countries in the Southeast Asia. This shows how important it is to conserve primary forests in the region.












Photos by PFly and FEXX on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_river



About Mekong river:
http://portal.mrcmekong.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_river
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/mekong/species.html
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/mekong/results.html



Species discoveries in the Mekong basin:
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/mekong-discoveries011.html
http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfaukfididkf/rss2/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.20894/full
http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/11/10/bless-you-myanmar-pug-monkey/
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/208-species-discovered-asias-mekong-region-1-182102929.html
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/snub-nosed-monkey.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101026203638.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_snub-nosed_monkey



Related documents:

http://www.banca-env.org/myn-environmental.htm