Photos show a treasure trove of species discovered in a misty cloud forest

They could hear the frogs everywhere. But they couldn't see them.

Amid heavy rains in March 2017, 17 scientists trudged deep into the cloud forests in Bolivia's Zongo Valley to scour the mountains for life. They brought everything they needed for two weeks. They set up two camps. Then, the researchers started documenting what lived in this misty, largely untrammeled forest in the Andes. On Monday, Conservation International, a conservation organization, released the detailed results of the expedition.  

"You cross a rope bridge and backpack into the mountains," said Trond Larsen, the director of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) who co-led the expedition. "It’s rugged and steep. It's not easy work by any means." Read more...

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