Imagine going on a Peru expedition and uncovering more than two dozen new species? That's exactly what happened in this case.

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Robinson Olivera A scientific expedition focused on conserving the known animals of Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape discovered 27 new species needing protection. In 2024, Conservation International's ...

On Friday, Conservation International published the discovery of 27 new animal species in Peru's Amazon rainforest, including an 'amphibious mouse' and a spiny mouse. The expedition, conducted ...

Alto Mayo is a protected area in northern Peru with multiple ecosystems and Indigenous territories ... "[The Awajún] have extensive traditional knowledge about the forests, animals and plants they ...

LIMA, Peru (WKRC) - Researchers on an expedition in Peru discovered 27 animal species previously unknown to science. The findings include four mammals, eight fish, three amphibians and 10 ...

turned up one previously unknown animal after another. By Annie Roth In the summer of 2022, researchers trudged into the jungles of the Alto Mayo region of Peru in search of undiscovered creatures.

Scientists believe the cat, as with other Nazca animal figures ... In a statement, Peru's culture ministry said: "The figure was scarcely visible and was about to disappear, because it's situated ...