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New species found in Vietnam’s green corridor

by Pat Coate | October 01, 2007
"You only discover so many new species in very special places, and the Green Corridor is one of them."
- Chris Dickinson, WWF official

Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam, WWF said today.

They include two butterflies and a snake, as well as five orchids and three other plants, all of which are exclusive to tropical forests in Vietnam’s Annamites Mountain Range.

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