New Species Thrive in Mekong

For more videos, go to www.discoverynews.com. The Mekong region in Southeast Asia is home to more than a thousand new plant and animal species, says the World Wildlife Fund. But challenges are ahead in balancing conservation and growth.
Jorge Ribas reports.

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[vincereviews]

if i saw that spider i would be like...mom! get me the .45!

[pablovirus]

and a toad.... FOREVER ALONE

[tracybuddha]

Good to know there are still things to be discovered

[Lavos2007]

@yafexismyname you know i had an idea once on how to expose city-kids like you to nature, its called a Scorpion Petting Zoo

[Lavos2007]

@yafexismyname or ya know, you could be like the rest of the world and find a way yourself, you think America was grown on Donations from other countries? no, america found a way to produce its own money to the point it is a fairly sustainable practice, and though the population is always growing, even in places like North America there are countless areas of virtually undisturbed wilds, if you have a problem then do whats right and make your voice heard by your govt

[hisbaby2411]

@vincereviews i would die of a heart attack before that spider bit me if I came across it

[dukk07]

STFU and find bigfoot damn it!!!

[yafexismyname]

@SpaceKush you are one delusional hippie. cant see this conversation going anywhere, so ill end it with this: i rather have money to feed my family, then a forest full of things that can kill me in my backyard.

[SpaceKush]

@yafexismyname . . . . learn to adapt . . . Start living in trees brah!!! And I'd like to see your country ask my country for money. They'll definitely help ya in-exchange for taking over your land.

[yafexismyname]

@SpaceKush i dont know what country you are from, but in countries like ours, most of the unused lands are rainforest. the only way to make it habitable for human is to tear it down. so shut up, unless your country is going to give us some money and technology to find a way to keep our forest and make enough living space for our expanding population, then i suggest you shut yer trap.

[SpaceKush]

@yafexismyname . . . . *sigh* . . what i mean by thoughtless advancements are things that directly impact the environment. Such would be building a city and tearing down a rainforest. Hopefully thats a clear example. . . . 

[yafexismyname]

@SpaceKush hey, you are using the internet. and computer. that was accomplished through human's thoughtless advancement. go live in a cave and be live a self sufficient life and practice what you preach you hypocrite hippy