New monkey discovery is only second such discovery in three years . Teresa and John Hart 's Lukuru Foundation is working with the Congolese authorities to establish a national park in the Lomani basin before it loses its unique biodiversity . Lesula , or Cercopithecus monkey , lives in remote forests of DR Congo . The discovery began with luck when a field team saw a strange monkey in a remote town . It took three years to confirm the monkey was actually a new species .
New monkey discovery is only second such discovery in three years . Lesula , or Cercopithecus monkey , lives in remote forests of DR Congo . The discovery began with luck when a field team saw a strange monkey in a remote town . It took three years to confirm the monkey was actually a new species .