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Want to Name a New Frog? A Whiskered Mouse? An Orchid? Be the Highest Bidder

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018JULIA JACOBSComments Off on Want to Name a New Frog? A Whiskered Mouse? An Orchid? Be the Highest Bidder
Auctioning off the rights to name a new species is a decades-old practice. Some scientists think it’s ethically questionable.
Tagged Auctions, Biodiversity, Conservation of Resources, Ecuador, Rainforest Trust
JULIA JACOBS
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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