MANILA: Five new orchid species have been discovered in remote Philippine mountains, protected from poaching because of an insurgency in the region, conservationists said Friday.

This undated handout photo shows an orchid Dendrobium lydiae taken on Bukidnon province on the Southern island of Mindanao. Five new orchid species have been discovered in increasingly denuded Philippine mountains, highlighting the need to protect forests in one of the world's most biologically diverse countries, conservationists said Friday. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL DAVID DE LEON / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT
This undated handout photo shows the orchid Dendrobium lydiae taken in Bukidnon province, southern Philippines. AFP PHOTO

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