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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:58:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New species of river dolphin discovered in the Amazon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers have identified a new species of river dolphin in the Bolivian Amazon according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS).  The announcement was made at a conservation workshop in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0430-dolphin.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos of newly discovered species in Brazil's Cerrado]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An expedition to Brazil's Cerrado has turned up more than a dozen undiscovered species.  Conservationists say the discoveries add urgency to protecting the grassland habitat which is rapidly being converted for agriculture.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0429-cerrado.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cache of rare and undiscovered species under threat in Panama]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rare and previously undiscovered species are under threat by loggers, ranchers, and poachers in an isolated patch of cloud forest in Panama, a prominent group of scientists has warned. The group, the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), has called on the Panamanian government to immediately provide protected-area status to the region.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0421-panama.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lungless frog discovered in Borneo]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A lungless frog has been discovered on the island of Borneo.  Scientists say the species may shed light on the process of evolution in some organisms.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0411-borneo_frog.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Giant sea creatures discovered in Antarctica]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An eight week long survey of New Zealand's Antarctic waters has turned up giant creatures including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish, as well as up to eight previously undiscovered species of mollusc, reports the Associated Press (A.P.).]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0321-antarctica.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New bird species discovered in Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A previously unknown species of bird has been discovered near a remote archipelago in Indonesia, reported a taxonomist writing in the March edition of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0314-bird.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rare jewel-colored frog rediscovered in Colombia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A brilliantly-colored frog has been rediscovered 14 years after its last sighting in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0313-frog.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Half of Madagascar's amphibians may still await discovery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Madagascar is one of the most unique places on Earth for wildlife.  When the public thinks of Madagascar's fauna most likely they think of one of the fifty species of lemur.  Yet, Madagascar possesses a wealth of endemic wildlife outside of these unique prosimians.  For example, to frog-lovers Madagascar is a paradise. The only amphibians living on Madagascar are frogs; the island is devoid of toads, salamanders, or newts.  But what it lacks in other amphibians it makes up for in the number and beauty of its frogs. Currently, 240 frogs have been catalogued in Madagascar, 99 percent of which are endemic.  Yet, amphibian expert Dr. Franco Andreone believes that, according to recent field studies, this may only be half of the frogs that actually live in Madagascar.  Dr. Andreone believes the final tally could reach 500 species!]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0311-hance_andreone_interview.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos of bizarre creatures discovered in Antarctica]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers aboard the Aurora Australis, an Australian vessel, have discovered a trove of strange creatures on the sea floor near East Antarctica.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0219-antarctica.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New uakari monkey discovered in the Amazon rainforest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A previously unknown species of uakari monkey was discovered in the Brazilian Amazon, reports <i>National Geographic News</i>.  The primate was identified after it was killed by Yanomamo Indians near the Brazil-Venezuela border.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0205-monkey.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Giant shrew discovered in Tanzania]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More than a quarter larger than all of its relations, the Grey-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) was first discovered on a roll of film from camera traps set-up in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. The photos of this mysterious giant elephant-shrew were sent to expert Dr. Galen Rathbun, who has studied the sengi (or elephant-shrew) for over thirty years; after examiining the photos he believed that the animal's unique coloring proved it was an unknown species.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0201-hance_new_shrew.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Giant exploding palm tree discovered in Madagascar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death and exists as part of an entirely unique genus has been discovered in Madagascar; its name will be published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society on 17 January 2008. The mystery palm has a huge trunk which towers over 18m high and fan leaves which are 5m in diameter - among the largest known in flowering plants. This is the most massive palm ever to be found in Madagascar.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0117-palm.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists discover four species of anole lizards in 24 hours in Panama]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In January of 2006 a biological expedition uncovered four anole species in a single day.  Dr. Gunther Koehler, a member of the expedition, described the discoveries as "a once in a life time experience; during expeditions before, we had found new species, one at a time--but four species within 24 hours, that was incredible!"]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0114-hance_anoles_panama.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three salamander species discovered in Costa Rica]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from the Natural History Museum of London have discovered three new species of salamander in south-eastern Costa Rica.  This brings the nation's total to forty-three species, meaning that this small tropical nation contains approximately nine percent of the world's salamanders.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0107-hance_costa_rica.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists propose conservation areas for the unique island of Sulawesi]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Little-known Sulawesi may be the world's most strangely shaped island: with four large peninsulas jutting outward, the island could either resemble a mangled lower-case 'k' or an upside-down emaciated mermaid&#8212;depending on one's perspective.  However when Dr. Charles Cannon states that the island is "one of the most unique spots on Earth", he is not referring to Sulawesi's shape but its ecology.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0107-sulawesi_hance.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[6 species of giraffe "discovered"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Genetic analysis that the world's tallest animal--the giraffe--may actually be several species, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Biology. Existing taxonomy recognizes only one species of giraffe.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1220-giraffes.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos: Two unknown mammal species discovered in "lost world"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two mammal species -- a tiny possum and a giant rat &#8212; discovered on a recent expedition to Indonesia's remote Foja Mountains in New Guinea are likely new to science, report researchers from Conservation International (CI) and Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI).  The area won international fame after a December 2005 survey turned up dozens of new species and gave urgency to conservation efforts in a region where logging and forest clearing for agriculture are a serious concern.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1216-foja.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World's largest spitting cobra discovered in Kenya]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world's largest spitting cobra has been discovered in Kenya, according to WildlifeDirect, a conservation group.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1209-cobra.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pictures of new species discovered in West Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species in one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in West Africa, reports Conservation International (CI).  The findings underscore the need to conserve the area's high biological richness.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1206-new_species_ghana.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New peccary species discovered by embattled Amazon scientist]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new species of peccary has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest by a scientist recently charged with biopiracy by the Brazilian government.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1104-peccary_amazon.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Amphibian extinction rates may be higher than previously thought, according to new DNA analysis that found more than 60 unrecognized species in the Guiana Shield of South America.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1031-frogs.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexican fishing villages work to change practices to preserve loggerhead turtles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Industrial fishing operations take plenty of blame for both depleting fish stocks and inadvertently catching innocent bystanders such as dolphins, sharks, seabirds, and sea turtles--a phenomenon known as "bycatch.".]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1017-sea_turtles.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Black jellyfish, strange marine species discovered in deep ocean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An expedition to an unexplored deep ocean basin south of the Philippine Islands has turned up a trove of previous undiscovered species including a black jellyfish, a transparent sea cucumber, and a tentacled worm that resembles a squid.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1016-ocean.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[11 new species discovered in Vietnam's Green Corridor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On September 26th, scientists from World Wildlife Fund announced the discovery of eleven new species: one snake, two butterflies, five orchids, and three other plants in Vietnam's biologically rich Green Corridor.  The discoveries were made between 2005 and 2006.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0929-hance_vietnam.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered two new species of salamanders from the mountainous Costa Rica-Panama border region.  The findings, published by David B. Wake, Jay M. Savage, and James Hanken in the journal Copeia, push the number of salamanders known in the region to 24, making it a hotspot in terms of salamander biodiversity.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0909-salamanders.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rare Chinese river dolphin sighting in doubt]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A prominent researcher is skeptical of last week's reported sighting of the baiji, the Chinese river dolphin declared extinct earlier this year, according to the New York Times.  The sighting near Tongling city in Anhui Province -- widely reported in Chinese and Western media -- was captured on video.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0901-baiji.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Extinct" baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An "extinct" baiji has been spotted alive in the Yangtze River, reports Chinese state media.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-baiji.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New poison frog species discovered in Colombia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of poison frog in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.  The tiny frog has been dubbed the "golden frog of Supata" and lives only in a 20 hectare area in Colombia's Cundinamarca region.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0828-frog.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['New continent' and species discovered in Atlantic study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A scientist from the University of Aberdeen is leading a team of international researchers whose work will continue our understanding of life in the deepest oceans, and contribute to the global Census of Marine Life.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0818-coml.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New flycatcher bird species discovered in Peru]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of bird in dense bamboo thickets in the Peruvian Amazon.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0813-flycatcher.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New shrew species, orchid discovered in the Philippines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An unknown shrew species has been discovered on Palawan, a large island in the Philippines, by a Conservation International-led expedition.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0810-philippines.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Marc Van Roosmalen, discover of unknown monkey species, freed in Brazil]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Marc van Roosmalen, a renowned primatologist who has discovered seven species of monkeys in the Amazon rainforest, has been freed in Brazil.  Dr. van Roosmalen had been charged with illegally keeping wild animals and embezzlement and sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in a case that was widely criticized by scientists.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0807-roosmalen.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Primatologist freed but questions remain for Brazil after "attack on science"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While primatologist Dr. Marc van Roosmalen has been freed from prison pending appeal, prominent scientists had stinging criticism for the Brazilian government over its increasingly "hostile" treatment of researchers.  Before Roosmalen was released Tuesday, some scientists even threatened "civil disobedience," according to a report in the journal Nature.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0808-roosmalen.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New species discovered in "lost" African forest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered several unknown species during an expedition to a forest that has been off-limits to researcher for nearly 50 years due to civil strife.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0807-congo.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0807-congo.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists demand release of renowned monkey discoverer in Brazil]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A prominent group of scientists have issued a petition to free world-renowned primatologist Marc van Roosmalen from Brazilian prison after he was charged with illegally keeping monkeys without a permit and other crimes.  The scientists have called his imprisonment an "attack on the practice and profession of biological science in Brazil."]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0806-roosmalen.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Extinct' egg-laying mammal rediscovered in jungles of New Guinea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An egg-laying mammal thought extinct for nearly 50 years has been rediscovered in the Indonesian province of Papua on the island of New Guinea, reports BBC News.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0715-echidna.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists capture first photos of extremely rare birds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have captured the first pictures of one of the world's rarest birds: the recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii), a species found exclusively in bamboo forests of northeastern Colombia.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0706-birds.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leading Amazon biologist imprisoned in Brazil; witch-hunt suspected]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A world-renowned primatologist has been arrested in the Brazilian Amazon under charges that he was illegal sheltering 28 primates in his home, according to The Guardian. Supporters say Marc van Roosmalen, 60, has been framed by illegal loggers who have long been adversaries of the prominent conservationist.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0623-roosmalen.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mining gets approval despite recent species discoveries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Suriname will allow mining in a highly biodiverse tract of forest where 24 previously unknown species were recently discovered.  The decision had been expected.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0613-suriname.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists documented 467 species, including 24 species believed new to science, during a rainforest survey in eastern Suriname, South America. The expedition, led by Conservation International (CI), was sponsored by two mining companies, BHP-Billiton Maatschappij Suriname (BMS) and Suriname Aluminium Company LLC (Suralco), hoping to mine the area for bauxite, the raw material used to make aluminum.  Conservation International said the Rapid Assessment Survey (RAP) will help "give miners guidance on protecting unique plants and animals during potential future development," according to a statement from the organization.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0604-suriname.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
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<title><![CDATA[Colorful marine creatures discovered off Panama]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered five new species of sea slug off the coast of Central America.  Surveys have found that the region, known as the Tropical Eastern Pacific, is characterized by large numbers of endemic and previously unknown species. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reports that recent expeditions have turned up 5 new species of nudibranchs--a group of mollusks lacking outer shells.  The discoveries are important because nudibranchs have developed "sophisticated chemical defense mechanisms" which can help with the development of novel medicinal products.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0531-sea_slugs.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0531-sea_slugs.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[New snake-like lizard discovered in India]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A previously unknown species of legless lizard as been discovered in a remote Indian forest, reports the Associated Press. Sushil Kumar Dutta, leader of a team of researchers from NGO Vasundhra and the North Orissa University, found the 7-inch long creature in the forests of Khandadhar near Raurkela in Orissa state, about 625 miles southeast of New Delhi.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0528-lizard.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0528-lizard.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Deep-sea creatures discovered near the Antarctic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found hundreds of new marine creatures in the depths of the Weddell Sea near Antarctica, including Carnivorous sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans, and mollusks, reports research published in the current issue of the journal Nature.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0516-andeep.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0516-andeep.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[New species of hummingbird discovered in Colombia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ornithologists have discovered a previously unknown blue-and-green-throated hummingbird species in a cloud forest in Colombia, reports BirdLife International, a conservation group.  The bird, called the gorgeted puffleg, measures up to 4 inches (10 cm) in length.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0515-bird.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0515-bird.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[New bird species discovered in the South Pacific]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[University of Florida scientists have discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird in the Solomon Islands.  The findings are published in the April edition of Ibis: The International Journal of Avian Science.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0419-bird.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0419-bird.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos of world's largest, rarest Easter bunny found in Sumatra]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society working in the rainforests of Sumatra have captured the world's largest rabbit on film using remote camera traps.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-wcs.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0404-wcs.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Antarctic insects make natual anti-freeze to survive cold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Insects in the some of the world's coldest places produce natural anti-freeze that enables them to survive sub-freezing temperatures for months on end accoridng to research repsented at the Society for Experimental Biology's Annual Meeting in Glasgow.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0402-insects_cold.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0402-insects_cold.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[New shark species discovered in Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists discovered at least 20 previously unknown species in the first comprehensive survey of Indonesia's sharks and rays in nearly 150 years. Six of their discoveries have now been formally described, while the others will be documented in forthcoming scientific papers.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0228-sharks.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0228-sharks.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Melting ice reveals unknown species in Antarctica]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An expedition to an area of seabed recently exposed by melting ice in Antarctica has discovered several previously unknown species of marine life, including deep sea lilies, gelatinous sea squirts, glass sponges, amphipod crustaceans, and orange starfish. The findings were announced Sunday by the Census of Antarctic Marine Life, a 10-year effort to map the biodiversity of the world's oceans.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0226-coml.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0226-coml.html</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos of world's largest squid]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fishermen in New Zealand may have captured the largest Colossal squid ever recorded.  It may be the first time a Colossal squid has ever been seen alive. The beast, weighing 450 kilograms (990 pounds), was eating a Patagonian toothfish (Chilean sea bass) hooked by fishermen when it was captured in the deep, frigid waters in the Ross Sea near Antarctica.  The squid was reported to be 10 meters (33 feet) in length and took more than two hours to land.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0222-squid.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<source url="http://www.mongabay.com/">Mongabay.com</source>
<guid>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0222-squid.html</guid>
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