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Water sources under threat from mining in Ecuador’s mountains

Marlon Puertas 22 Nov 2017

Conserving habitat not enough to help species cope with climate change

John Cannon 9 Oct 2017
Snow leopards (Panthera uncial) in the Sanjiangyuan region of China, a still from “Ghost of the Mountains.” Photo courtesy of Disneynature.

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

Rebecca Kessler 20 Sep 2017
A snow leopard comes in for a close-up. Photo courtesy of Snow Leopard Trust.

Collateral damage: Snow leopards and trophy hunting in Kyrgyzstan

Katie Arnold 31 Aug 2017

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

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jun 2017

New leaf-nosed bat uncovered amidst burning habitat in Venezuela

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Apr 2017

African bush babies gain a new genus

John Cannon 20 Feb 2017

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

Sibi Arasu 16 Aug 2016
Yu Jiahua poses in front of a small portion of the wire loops collected by the anti-poaching patrol team during the past two decades. Photo by Wang Yan.

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

Wang Yan 16 Jun 2016

Bolivian expedition finds seven new species (PHOTOS)

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Apr 2016

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

Esther Wullschleger Schättin 31 Dec 2015

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

Sharon Guynup 9 Jun 2015

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

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2015

Videos: new film series highlights bringing Gorongosa back to life

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2015

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

Jeremy Hance 25 Sep 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 25 Sep 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 22 Jul 2014

Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected

Jeremy Hance 10 Jun 2014

A sketch of the yeti: saving the Himalayan brown bear

Sandhya Sekar 1 May 2014

After widespread deforestation, China bans commercial logging in northern forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 22 Apr 2014

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

Dominic Rowland 14 Mar 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 6 Mar 2014

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

Meghan Walsh 5 Mar 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 16 Jan 2014

Yeti may be undescribed bear species

Jeremy Hance 20 Oct 2013

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

Jeremy Hance 4 Sep 2013

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

Jeremy Hance 15 Aug 2013

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

Nicola Davison 14 Aug 2013

Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow leopard

Jeremy Hance 10 Jun 2013

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

Bridget Conneely 30 May 2013

Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

Jeremy Hance 23 May 2013

Mount Everest glaciers have shrunk 13% in 50 years

Mongabay.com 13 May 2013

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