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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Himalaya Forests Vanishing, Species May Follow, Study Says


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The greater one-horned rhinoceros, seen here in Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park, is one of at least 35 animal species currently at risk due to massive, unreported deforestation in the Himalaya, according to a new study.

Photograph ©WWF-Canon/Jeff Foott