Global News - September 2007
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New species found in Vietnam
Wed 26 September 2007 14:00 UK — Asia
The Vietnamese government has pledged to try to protect an area of forest after 11 new animal and plant species were discovered there.
Wildlife groups said that a study had found a snake, five orchids, two butterflies and three other plants never before seen in the world during a study of the Annamites mountain range in Thua Thien Hue province.
However, there were concerns that these animals, as well as others in the area could be threatened by illegal logging, hunting and unsustainable mining operations.
"The area is extremely important for conservation and the province wants to protect the forests and their environmental services, as well as contribute to sustainable development," explained Hoang Ngoc Khanh, director of Thua Thien Hue provincial forest protection department.
The Annamites mountain range runs through Laos and Vietnam and is home to a number of rare animals, including the Annamite rabbit, the antelope-like saola, the huge gaur and the indochinese tiger.
It is also the habitat of the very rare white-cheeked crested gibbon.
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