Locals, researchers race to save unique biodiversity of PNG’s Torricellis

Locals, researchers race to save unique biodiversity of PNG’s Torricellis

Torricelli Mountains, a tiny mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea, is estimated to host roughly 4% of the world’s known species, many found nowhere else on Earth, Mongabay’s John Cannon reported in March. “I mean, for 0.003% of the world’s land area — it’s a ‘wow’ factor for me,” Jim Thomas, CEO of the […]