Assessment 45 Rapid Assessment Program. Assessment 24. Conservation International. Rapid assessment of the biodiversity and. ![]() (CI) is celebrating two decades of its successful (RAP), which has led to the discovery of over 1,300 new species, by releasing a list of its 20 ' -- the new species that have become international sensations with nicknames like 'Yoda bat,' 'Dinospider,' 'Walking shark,' and 'Pinocchio frog.' A new book, ',' details the program's progress over the past two decades.: Launched in 1990, the idea behind the creation of CI’s Rapid Assessment Program was to build a team of the best field biologists from different disciplines, and create what CI founder, CEO, and Chairman Peter Seligmann described in the foreword to the book as “An ecological SWAT team that could accurately assess the health of an ecosystem in a fraction of the time it would normally take”. The organization's program has grown to include 10-30 scientists per expedition, and over 80 surveys have been completed in 27 countries. Check out some of CI's RAP stars below, and to see them all. (New to science, previously observed) This is a previously seen but still undescribed species endemic to Papua New Guinea- observed by Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) researchers in 2009 - This Tube-nosed Fruit Bat Nyctimene sp. From the Muller Range mountains does not yet have a name but has been found in other parts of New Guinea. Rapid Assessment Program BiologistIt is likely restricted (endemic) to hill forests on the island. Fruit bats are important seed dispersers in tropical forests. Soldier of fortune 2 pc. © Piotr Naskrecki.
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