Lengguru, lost paradise

It's one of the planet's last unexplored territories. Located in West Papua, this vast mountain range is twice the size of Corsica, isolated and wild, and teeming with unknown species. A real treasure trove for naturalists...

For the Lengguru scientific expedition, dozens of scientists braved these impenetrable primary forests to discover an exceptionally rich fauna and flora, on land, under the sea and even in underground rivers.

" An extraordinary, mysterious and bewitching environment," says Laurent Pouyaud of Montpellier's Institut des sciences de l'évolution.

The researcher, a fish specialist, took part in this extraordinary mission, which revealed some of the secrets of this lost paradise. The aim: "to study the interactions between all these species in order to understand this unknown ecosystem ". To better protect it.

The Lengguru scientific expedition is organized by the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), the Cibinong Biology Research Center (RCB-LIPI) and Sorong Polytechnic (POLTEK).

Website : www.lengguru.org