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Nearly 4,000 species have been discovered in the greater Mekong region since 1997, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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  • May 23, 2023

Hundreds of new species discovered in previously inaccessible part of world

Nearly 4,000 species have been discovered in the greater Mekong region since 1997, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

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