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- 'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions https://phys.org/news/2020-09-wild-west-mentality-lingers-modern.html 293 comments
- Population Mountains https://pudding.cool/2018/12/3d-cities-story/index.html 21 comments
- Homeless population doubles in Mountain View http://mv-voice.com/news/2015/06/30/homeless-population-doubles-in-mountain-view 30 comments
- Effectiveness of population-based recovery actions for threatened southern mountain caribou | When predation pressure was reduced, rapid population growth was observed, even under contemporary climate change and high levels of habitat loss https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.2965 3 comments science
- Climate change threatens water resources for 1.9 billion people, study reveals | Study found the world’s 78 mountain-based glacier systems, known as “mountain water towers,” are at risk due to climate change, over population and mismanagement of water resources https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/climate-change-threatens-water-resources-for-1-9-billion-people-study-reveals-1.4722622 83 comments worldnews
- Y-chromosomal lineages from haplogroup N link modern Hungarians with populations living close to the Ural Mountain range https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44272-6 4 comments science
- The number of bears in the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain rose to 64 last year, including 16 cubs, animal rights activists said Thursday, heralding the strong revival of a population that had been threatened with extinction https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210401-activists-cheer-record-baby-prospects-for-pyrenees-bears 41 comments worldnews
- 'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions https://phys.org/news/2020-09-wild-west-mentality-lingers-modern.html 23 comments nottheonion
- Population of brown bears in the Pyrenees mountains surpasses 50 for the first time in almost a century (article in Spanish) https://www.lavanguardia.com/natural/20200421/48661161664/la-poblacion-de-osos-en-el-pirineo-supera-el-medio-centenar-por-primera-vez-en-casi-un-siglo.html?fbclid=iwar1-j-amxksqebkrbej8z0fll3idq9uiavo7auk1xps_ymnksgyd-qjimiw 5 comments europe
- Endangered Mountain Gorilla Populations Are Growing https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-mountain-gorilla-populations-are-growing-180973808/ 8 comments worldnews
- Mountain Gorilla Population Rises Thanks to Conservation Efforts http://fortune.com/2018/11/15/mountain-gorillas-endangered-iucn-red-list/ 18 comments worldnews
- Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up https://apnews.com/3abf79bf3f014a858029ceb4a84f2b01 42 comments worldnews
- Scotland's mountain hare population is at just 1% of 1950s level - Culling and loss of moorland in favour of conifer forests blamed for severe decline in wildlife https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/14/scotlands-mountain-hare-population-severe-decline 3 comments worldnews
- Africa’s mountain gorilla population now exceeds 1,000 https://apnews.com/1bcc84b9afcf4c46841843c411be4f8c?utm_medium=ap&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter 93 comments worldnews
- Modern life doesn't have to be rubbish: helping Mumbai clean up its act | On a suburban beach scores of volunteers take on mountains of waste and years of apathy in India’s most populous city https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/09/modern-life-rubbish-helping-mumbai-clean-up-beach-india-city 3 comments india
- ‘Fourth strand’ of European ancestry originated with hunter-gatherers isolated by Ice Age: Populations of hunter-gatherers weathered Ice Age in apparent isolation in Caucasus mountain region for millennia, later mixing with other ancestral populations http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fourth-strand-of-european-ancestry-originated-with-hunter-gatherers-isolated-by-ice-age 3 comments science
- Mountain gorillas: Lots of deleterious genetic variation disappeared from population thanks to inbreeding http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150409143031.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28sciencedaily%3A+top+science+news%29 3 comments science
- 'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions. Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. Data from 3.3m US residents found https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wild-west-mentality-lingers-in-us-mountain-regions 1927 comments science
- Global Mountain Gorilla population grows to 1,063. Last year, thanks to an increase in their numbers, the status of mountain gorillas was changed from Critically Endangered to Endangered by the IUCN. https://phys.org/news/2019-12-global-mountain-gorilla-population.html 75 comments worldnews
- Federal government says it is one step away from issuing emergency protection orders for dwindling caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia. The finding from Environment Canada covers 10 herds in Southern Mountain population which are under imminent threat. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/05/04/alberta-bc-caribou-need-immediate-intervention-to-survive-federal-government-says.html 10 comments worldnews
- Populations in the ancient Fertile Crescent are the ancestors of modern day South Asians but not of Europeans. The earliest farmers from the Zagros mountains in Iran, i.e., the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent, are neither the main ancestors of Europe's first farmers nor of modern-day Europeans. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/15/485722228/where-did-agriculture-begin-oh-boy-its-complicated 6 comments science
- Vast hollow chamber within iconic Swiss mountain worries geologists - The Matterhorn's days are numbered. Although populations are not in danger, scientists warn that its predicted collapse could occur at any moment. http://phys.org/news/2014-04-vast-hollow-chamber-iconic-swiss.html 15 comments science
- Conservationists in the Democratic Rep. of Congo fear the coronavirus pandemic could soon reach the mountain gorillas amid reports that cats and a dog tested positive for the virus. With 1,000 left in the world, the mountain gorilla population is already at risk from climate change and poachers. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mountain-gorillas-in-africa-on-lockdown-amid-fears-of-possible-coronavirus-infections/ 6 comments worldnews
- 800 million people at risk as climate breakdown causes Asia's vast glaciers to shrink. Populations in the high-mountain Asia region are particularly vulnerable to water shortages and in the past century, drought has caused more than 6 million deaths. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-asia-glaciers-shrinking-himalayas-science-a8934901.html 28 comments science
- It is one of the most recognisable animals in the world and one of the most endangered, but a new census reveals the surviving mountain gorilla population has now risen above 1,000. This represents a rise of 25% since 2010 in its heartland of the Virunga Massif in central Africa. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/mountain-gorilla-population-rises-above-1000 171 comments worldnews
- Large predators are being spotted in places they're not traditionally found: killer whales in rivers, alligators on beaches and cougars far from the mountains. But finding large predators in new places isn't a sign of desperation, researchers argue, but evidence of rebounding populations. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/article/050718455964/alligators-on-the-beach-killer-whales-in-rivers-get-used-to-it.html 841 comments science
- Italy is paying people up to nearly $32,000 to relocate to its Tuscan mountains as it tries to stabilize dwindling populations https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/italy-paying-32000-relocate-tuscany-residency-mountains-stabilize-dwindling-aging-population/ 306 comments economics