Afghanistan Protects World's Least Known Bird, Rare Mammals
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 2, 2010 (ENS) - The first breeding population of one of the world's least known birds, the large-billed reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orinus, has just been discovered in the remote, rugged Wakhan Corridor of the Pamir Mountains in northeastern Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Afghanistan's National Environment Protection Agency announced that it will expand its Protected Species List by adding the large-billed reed-warbler and an additional 14 species to the list. There are now a total of 48 protected species in Afghanistan.