24 new species have been found in plateaus in eastern Suriname (*) . According to Leeanne Alonso, a scientist of the International Conservation Organization, among the newly discovered species, there are atelopus frogs characterized by purple stripes, 6 fish species, 12 species of dung beetles and an ant species. .
Scientists have called on authorities to better protect conservation in state-owned and unprotected areas, where hunting and illegal gold mining are small. quite popular.
About 80% of Suriname is forested. Authorities say thousands of Brazilians and Suriname have been exploiting illegal gold in these forests, polluting mercury, threatening people's health and survival.
Atelopus frog with purple stripes (Photo: AP)
(*) Along the northeastern coast of South America, bordering Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean
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