Six new species, including a bat and two frogs, have been discovered in Democratic Republic of the Congo in an eastern area. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said researchers conducted a survey of a remote forested region just west of Lake Tanganyika between January and March. The new species discovered were a bat, a rodent, two shrews and two frogs. The statement said the forest was extremely rich in biodiversity, containing a large number of chimpanzees, buffalo, elephants, leopards and monkeys. Around 10 percent of the plant samples collected have yet to be identified.
(Business line, 9th August 2007)
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