Scientists find new monkey species
New monkey species discovered in the Brazilian Amazon
A scientific expedition has discovered a new, but still unnamed, species of titi monkey in north-western Mato Grosso, an area of the Amazon which continues to suffer from rapid deforestation to make way for cattle ranches or soy plantations.
The find was made by a team of twenty-six scientists, hot on
the heels of another titi monkey discovered in the Colombian Amazon three
years ago. The scientists made the find after visiting four protected areas of
rainforest.
The Brazilian Amazon has lost more than 700,00 square kilometers of forest
(about 18%) in the last thirty years or so and some scientists suggest that
this forest loss could be drying the Amazon, putting it at greater risk of
drought and fire.
Source: www.mongabay.com
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