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Water sources under threat from mining in Ecuador’s mountains

Conserving habitat not enough to help species cope with climate change

Stalking snow leopards: Q&A with the director of “Ghost of the Mountains”

Collateral damage: Snow leopards and trophy hunting in Kyrgyzstan

New ‘Elfin mountain toad’ discovered in Annamite Mountains of Vietnam

New leaf-nosed bat uncovered amidst burning habitat in Venezuela

African bush babies gain a new genus

‘All they need is a head start’: reforesting India’s Western Ghats

PHOTOS: On a Chinese mountain, an aging anti-poaching hero ponders the future

Bolivian expedition finds seven new species (PHOTOS)

‘Bear-moving’ revamped: a better way to reduce conflict in the Himalayas?

Saving the greater sage grouse, the most hotly-debated bird since the spotted owl (PHOTOS)

Super-rare carnivore photographed in Yosemite after missing for nearly a century

Videos: new film series highlights bringing Gorongosa back to life

Scientists uncover six potentially new species in Peru, including bizarre aquatic mammal (photos)

In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find ‘extinct’ cat-sized mammal

Rare bird paradise protected in war-torn Colombian mountain range (photos)

Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected

A sketch of the yeti: saving the Himalayan brown bear

After widespread deforestation, China bans commercial logging in northern forests

Mountain thermostats: scientists discover surprising climate stabilizer that may be key to the longevity of life on Earth

From theory to deadly reality: malaria moving upslope due to global warming

The price of gold: winners and losers in Latin America’s mining industry

Snow leopards and other mammals caught on camera trap in Uzbekistan (photos)

Yeti may be undescribed bear species

Featured video: ‘this is day one for the olinguito’

Scientists discover teddy bear-like mammal hiding out in Andean cloud forests (photos)

China’s growing wine industry threatening pandas and other endangered species

Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow leopard

Saving Gorongosa: E.O. Wilson on protecting a biodiversity hotspot in Mozambique

Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

Mount Everest glaciers have shrunk 13% in 50 years

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