Incredible Batch of Rare and New Species Discovered A chameleon
(Chamaeleo gracilis) found during a 2006 expedition to Ghana's
Atewa Range Forest Reserve led by Conservation International's
Rapid Assessment Program. CREDIT: Piotr Naskrecki, Conservation
International Two species of primates that are of global
conservation concern, eight new species of katydids, a
critically endangered frog species, 17 rare butterfly species
and wild birds such as the brown-cheeked hornbill are among the
finds of an expedition to a forest reserve in Ghana. Scientists
exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest
in Western Africa discovered these animals as part of
significant populations of new, rare and threatened species,
underscoring the area’s high biological diversity and value. The
findings came from a 2006 expedition to Ghana’s Atewa Range
Forest Reserve (Atewa) led by Conservation International’s Rapid
Assessment Program and were presented in a report made public
Thursday. The discoveries include: -