Tag: Fauna New Guinea
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Fanged frogs, blind snakes among New Guinea’s new creatures: WWF
By Karl Malakunas – NationalPost MANILA — A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species recently found on the incredible Melanesian island of New Guinea. Scientists made the astounding discoveries, which also included a river shark and dozens of butterflies, on New Guinea at a…
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Gubernur Larang Warga Jual Cenderawasih Asli
bintangpapua – Papua untuk melindungi dan menjaga hewan endemik Papua, Burung Cenderawasih. Larangan ini menyusul, mulai punahnya sejumlah hewan tersebut. “Warga dilarang menjual atau memakaikan kepada tamu-tamu penting atau siapapun harus imitasi. Bahkan seluruh hewan endemik Papua kalau bisa diimitasi,” tegas Gubernur Papua Lukas Enembe, SIP, MH, usai meninjau Pameran Keanekaragaman Hayati dan Gerbang Mas…