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Sneezing monkey and 'Dracula' fish among new Myanmar species found

October 15, 2015

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Out of the wild: Myanmar’s controversial plan to harvest endangered species

Legalising commercial farming of rare species will undercut poachers, says Myanmar’s Forest Department, but conservationists expect the move to lead to increased demand.

BY Hein Thar

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