Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

New Species Discovered in Borneo

What better news could we receive for Earth Day than the discovery of a new species? How about the discovery of a whopping 123 new species! Now that is some seriously good news, isn't it?

The species live in the remote forests of Borneo and include such interesting finds as a frog that can glide through the air, numerous orchids, a gorgeous snake called the Kopstein's Bronzeback and a greenish-yellow slug that shoots "love darts" at would-be mates.

For more information and to download the report of these amazing finds visit the website WWF.

You can view a photo slide show of some of the new species here and read an e-mail exchange between MSNBC.com and Christoper Greenwood, WWF Initiative's international communications manager here.