New discoveries in the Greater Mekong highlight the need for urgent action

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 00:11 in Biology & Nature

A seven metre tall carnivorous plant, a fish with vampire fangs, and a frog that sounds like a cricket are among 145 new species described last year in the Greater Mekong, reaffirming the region as a one of the most significant biological hotspots on the planet ahead of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan...

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