WWF’s ‘Heart of Borneo’ project highlights rainforest conservation: 123 new treasures discovered
A giant stick insect, a lungless frog and a slug that shoots ‘love darts’ are among the 123 new species recently discovered in Borneo’s rainforest. From the Guardian: Conservationists say the weird and wonderful creatures were discovered thanks to a pioneering deal between three governments to protect and conserve 220,000 square kilometres of lush rainforest on the island. The ‘Heart of Borneo’ is a 220,000 square km area of protected rainforest on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. Borneo is politically shared between the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei and considered extremely…
