An abundance of rarities: A conservation breakthrogh along chile's valdivian coast aims to protect ancient trees,tiny deer and magnificent woodpeckers-and quite possibly preserve the livelihoods of the people who make the region their home

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JEREMIAS CARDENAS TRUDGES DOWN A MUDDY path through a forest thick with moss. He pushes aside fern fronds and bamboo shoots that spill across the trail. He crosses wooden bridges over rust-tinted streams. All the while, he talks, pointing out the wildlife in a mix of English and rapid-fire Chilean Spanish. Hear the bird whose call sounds like a stuttering laser pistol That's a chucao. See the myrde with smooth reddish bark Its leaves can help wounds heal faster. And on and on.After an hour of sweating and swapping languages, Cardenas finally stops and points. "Here we are."