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Focuses on wildlife conservation efforts in the Hengduan Mountains of China. Abundance of plant and animal species which are threatened by clear-cutting, hunting and other human activities; Efforts of anthropologists and others to respect Buddhist beliefs regarding the sacred spaces of these mountains; Transition of this area from a logging to a tourism economy; Details of a search for a rare conifer.

Discusses the efforts to identify and protect biological treasures in Madagascar as of January 1999. Details about an expedition led by Steve Goodman, field biologist with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Chicago, Illinois' Field Museum; Map of the native vegetation zones; The efforts of villagers in Andranomaitso to preserve their forest and regional watershed; Animals of the area; Photographs by Frans Lanting.