Patches of long-frozen
snowpack and ice in the Mongolian steppes are rapidly vanishing — with dire
consequences for the reindeer and herders who rely on the icy spots.
About 30 families, members
of the Tsaatan people
(SN: 1/14/03), live within a remote
part of northern Mongolia called the Ulaan Taiga Special Protected Area.
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