Environmentalists have welcomed the designation of a new national park in Laos, which is home to many rare and unusual animal species. The Xesap National Park will cover an area of more than 202,000 hectares in the South-East Asian country, which is home to some unique-looking species. These include the Roosevelt’s muntjac, which belongs to the deer genus and the red-shanked douc, which is considered one of the most beautiful primate species in the world. The region is also home to the deer-sized forest bovine Saola, which was only discovered in 1992 and is considered so mysterious that it is …