Unaltered biological gems can still be found.

>>In 2012, centuries-old legends of a lost city in Honduras were confirmed when ancient ruins were rediscovered in the dense Mosquita rainforest. Now, scientists have conducted a three-week expedition to these ruins, known as the “White City” or the “Lost City of the Monkey God,” and found a trove of natural treasures. Living in the pristine forests around the city is an incredibly rich array of wildlife, including species new to science, some unknown in the area, some that haven’t been seen in decades and others that were believed extinct.<<

The Morpho butterflies are some of the largest in the world

A red-eyed tree frog was one of the amphibian species observed during an expedition to the Lost City of the Monkey God in Honduras

Fresh water crabs found in the rivers of the White City area

The worm salamander is listed as highly vulnerable

https://newatlas.com/honduras-lost-city-wildlife-expedition/60350/

PermeateFree said:

Unaltered biological gems can still be found.

>>In 2012, centuries-old legends of a lost city in Honduras were confirmed when ancient ruins were rediscovered in the dense Mosquita rainforest. Now, scientists have conducted a three-week expedition to these ruins, known as the “White City” or the “Lost City of the Monkey God,” and found a trove of natural treasures. Living in the pristine forests around the city is an incredibly rich array of wildlife, including species new to science, some unknown in the area, some that haven’t been seen in decades and others that were believed extinct.<<

The Morpho butterflies are some of the largest in the world

A red-eyed tree frog was one of the amphibian species observed during an expedition to the Lost City of the Monkey God in Honduras

Fresh water crabs found in the rivers of the White City area

The worm salamander is listed as highly vulnerable

https://newatlas.com/honduras-lost-city-wildlife-expedition/60350/

> The White City lies at the heart of the Honduran Mosquita, 865,000 acres (350,000 hectares) of pristine and relatively unexplored rainforest. In 2017, a team of scientists led by the government of Honduras and Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), was taken via helicopter to a specific site called the City of the Jaguar, to conduct a three-week biological survey of the region.

> The results have now shown that the area is home to an incredible biodiversity of animals and plants. Overall, the team identified 183 species of plants, 246 butterflies and moths, 198 birds, 22 amphibians, 35 reptiles, 13 fish, 40 small mammals and 30 medium to large mammals.

> Three of the creatures were previously known but had been missing and feared extinct for decades. That includes the Pale-Faced Bat, which is common across South and Central America but hasn’t been reported in Honduras in more than 75 years. The False Tree Coral Snake also made a reappearance in the country for the first time since 1965. And a certain species of tiger beetle was a surprising find, given it was both presumed extinct and before that, thought to be confined to Nicaragua.

> The rainforests and archaeological ruins around the City of the Jaguar and the rest of the White City will be protected and researched.

This is great news.

La Mosquitia is in the far east of Honduras and extends into Nicaragua.

from
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Ciudad-Blanca-The-White-City-of-Honduras

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

Unaltered biological gems can still be found.

>>In 2012, centuries-old legends of a lost city in Honduras were confirmed when ancient ruins were rediscovered in the dense Mosquita rainforest. Now, scientists have conducted a three-week expedition to these ruins, known as the “White City” or the “Lost City of the Monkey God,” and found a trove of natural treasures. Living in the pristine forests around the city is an incredibly rich array of wildlife, including species new to science, some unknown in the area, some that haven’t been seen in decades and others that were believed extinct.<<

The Morpho butterflies are some of the largest in the world

A red-eyed tree frog was one of the amphibian species observed during an expedition to the Lost City of the Monkey God in Honduras

Fresh water crabs found in the rivers of the White City area

The worm salamander is listed as highly vulnerable

https://newatlas.com/honduras-lost-city-wildlife-expedition/60350/

> The White City lies at the heart of the Honduran Mosquita, 865,000 acres (350,000 hectares) of pristine and relatively unexplored rainforest. In 2017, a team of scientists led by the government of Honduras and Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), was taken via helicopter to a specific site called the City of the Jaguar, to conduct a three-week biological survey of the region.

> The results have now shown that the area is home to an incredible biodiversity of animals and plants. Overall, the team identified 183 species of plants, 246 butterflies and moths, 198 birds, 22 amphibians, 35 reptiles, 13 fish, 40 small mammals and 30 medium to large mammals.

> Three of the creatures were previously known but had been missing and feared extinct for decades. That includes the Pale-Faced Bat, which is common across South and Central America but hasn’t been reported in Honduras in more than 75 years. The False Tree Coral Snake also made a reappearance in the country for the first time since 1965. And a certain species of tiger beetle was a surprising find, given it was both presumed extinct and before that, thought to be confined to Nicaragua.

> The rainforests and archaeological ruins around the City of the Jaguar and the rest of the White City will be protected and researched.

This is great news.

La Mosquitia is in the far east of Honduras and extends into Nicaragua.

from
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Ciudad-Blanca-The-White-City-of-Honduras

Which basically proves that wilderness should remain untouched if we expect any llfe to survive our depredations.