US EditionNew species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
- A team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst discovered three new gecko species in one night, highlighting the area's unique biodiversity.
- These geckos showcase the biodiversity of the area, which faces threats from the cement industry's demand for limestone.
- The organization Fauna & Flora aims to persuade the government to enhance protections for the karst regions.
- Fauna & Flora emphasized that these species should be viewed as national treasures like Angkor Wat.
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New species teem in Cambodia’s threatened karst
A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three. The trio of newly discovered geckos illustrates the incredible and often overlooked biodiversity in these harshly beautiful landscapes, and the risks posed by the cement industry's appetite for limestone. "You
Phnom Proek - While some zoologists can spend a lifetime searching for unknown animal species in vain, it took only one night to find three new kinds of geckos in Cambodia, in a karst environment, a rock rich in biodiversity but threatened by cement makers. "You can go into a cavity, take anything and you'll probably find something new. That's the magic of karst ecosystems," explains Pablo Sinovas, director of the NGO Fauna & Flora in Cambodia a…
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