Tuesday 21 April 2015

Papua New Guinea's new species


Presented by
Zoe Gough

Manus and Mussau are the northern most islands of Papua New Guinea. Their remote location means their forests, reefs, sea-grass beds and other important resources are largely unexplored.

Despite this pristine environment, both islands have experienced habitat destruction – particularly Mussau, which was heavily logged as recently as the 1990s.

Now a team of Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS) scientists has discovered that the islands are actually supporting a wealth of animals and plants including many that are thought to be new species.

The researchers will now seek to confirm their findings. Here are some of their discoveries:

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