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We’re looking for the country with the highest percentage of rainforest cover on Earth; The answer is Suriname in South America. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Russell Mittermeier, primatologist and president of ‘Conservation International.’
For today’s Geoquiz we’re looking for the country with the highest percentage of rainforest cover on Earth? The answer is Suriname in South America. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one man who’s been exploring those rainforests for 35 years: Russell Mittermeier, primatologist and president of the group ‘Conservation International.’