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2 new frog species discovered in Panama’s fungal war zone

By Guest PostJuly 5, 20101 commentNatureand, Central Panama, chytridiomycosis, colombian border, darien province, deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, el cope, frogs, fungal disease, karen lips, omar torrijos national park, pacific coast, panama, panama amphibian rescue conservation project, pristimantis adnus, pristimantis educatoris, p_adnus

Trying to stay ahead of a deadly disease that has wiped out more than 100 species, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute continue to discover new frog species in Panama: Pristimantis educatoris, from Omar Torrijos National Park, and P. adnus from Darien Province near the Colombian border.

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1200 Howler Monkeys on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island

By Guest PostJune 29, 20102 commentsNatureanita arcia mendoza, astrocaryum, barro Colorado, Berkeley, bot fly, bot fly lesion, claudio monteza, cuterebra baeri, darlene mitre, david natera, dawn chorus, department of environmental science and policy manageme, first howl, greg willis, howler monkey, island, jose alejandro ramirez silva, karis tunon, katie Milton, luis yepes, orlando ortiz castillo, panama, Smithsonian, stalwart volunteers, stri, triangulation, university of california, university of panama

The fifth Howler Monkey census at the Smithsonian’s Barro Colorado Island research station in Panama, organized by Katie Milton, professor in the department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management at the University of California, Berkeley, revealed that monkey numbers have not changed significantly since the first census 33 years ago.

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