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Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations

Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 6:06 am News Latin America Copper Gold 

A recent study published in the journal ZooKeys found that the proliferation of illegal open-pit gold and copper mining operations in the jungles of Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species. According to...

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