14 new species found in Brazil

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The good news? Conservationists have discovered 14 species of animals probably new to science. The bad news? They live in an area of Brazil that ‘is being converted to farms at twice the rate of the neighboring Amazon forest,’ according to an MSNBC report.

An expedition led by U.S.-based Conservation International and a number of Brazilian universities spotlighted eight fish, three reptiles, one amphibian, one mammal and a bird.

Of course, further tests will be made to confirm that these creatures are actually new. For photos, go to Conservation International.

-- Alice Short