In the high Andes, a dream to restore a special forest takes root

Mongabay
Feb 14, 2025, 10:14 am135 pts
Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a government research institute stumbled upon a small, unusual mouse. The expedition’s aim was to study the fauna and flora that inhabit the region’s Polylepis forests — a genus of…

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