New species of giant flying squirrel brings hope to one of the world’s ‘most wanted’

Mongabay
Sep 4, 2019, 6:10 am190 pts
In 1981, a team of scientists led by zoologist Shyamrup Biswas discovered the Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) in the ironwood jungles of Arunachal Pradesh state, India. Little did they know, it was the last time they were ever going to see it. But in 2018, a spark of hope was lit when a…

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