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Karen
12-11-2005, 10:38 PM
:lame:
pictures and the story here:
https://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2005/2005-12-08-01.asp

New Mammal Discovered in Indonesian Borneo Already At Risk

JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 8, 2005 (ENS) - A World Wildlife Fund camera trap in an Indonesian national park on the island of Borneo photographed an animal of unknown species this fall but before scientists have identified it, the dark red furry creature is already threatened by a proposed palm oil plantation that would be the world's largest.