New Animal and Plant Species Found in the Philippines
August 11, 2007New Animal and Plant Species Found in the Philippines
Source: Physorg, National Geographic
A new species of shrew and a striking orchid variety have been discovered on the western Philippines island of Palawan, scientists said Friday.
The Conservation International expedition to Mount Matalingahan in southern Palawan believes the species had never been recorded before, the group said.
The shrew is slightly larger than a mouse with soft brownish-black fur, a long tail, sharp snout and small eyes.
The apparently new species of plants include an orchid belonging to the genus Coelogyne with "a beautiful set of white flowers with golden lip petals."
The specimens are to be sent to the national museum in Manila and the Chicago Field Museum, said the group's spokeswoman Jaynee Tabangay.
Mount Matalingahan sits in a 120,000-hectare (296,400-acre) forest. Conservationists want the government to declare the site as a protected area for wildlife.
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Posted by jun at August 4, 2009, 8:06 pmWow!! Real Great! the flower is very amazing, is it in the family of orchids!
Posted by Flowers gifts at September 1, 2009, 2:59 pm
Hi:
Glad to see new additions to our very rich and diverse environment!
Sometimes though, biodiversity isn’t good. Take a look at a couple of videos we did for the Clean and Green Foundation’s Trees for Life project.
video 1(Swings) : http://tinyurl.com/2fgkr6
video 2 (Planting): http://tinyurl.com/2yxrm2
Trees for Life is one of their projects, premised on the fact that more and more “alien” species of trees and plants are being added to the Philippine ecosystem by landscape designers who have more of an eye for aesthetics rather than on the long term impact to the environment. As expected, local species are dying out, not just in terms of popularity, but also because of the invasive attributes of foreign species.
Soon, the only memory we will have of these trees is on the street signs named after them.
There is truly no substitute for a Filipino tree.
TREES FOR LIFE
Join the Tubong Pinoy Movement.
Call Clean and Green Foundation at 63-2-5276376 or 78.
or email cgfi@itextron.com
or pass on the URLs above to your friends.
Thanks!
Posted by Rey at August 28, 2007, 4:16 pm