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Tibetan fungus gatherers obliged to find steady jobs

More ethnic Tibetans in western China have been forced to find new ways of making ends meet, as the caterpillar fungus that was once a staple of their income, has become increasingly rare.

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"Himalayan Viagra" source of income, violence in Nepal

A rare fungus, also known as " Himalayan Viagra," is both a source of income and violence across the Himalayas in Nepal.

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Tibetans' caterpillar fungus fortune nearing exhaustion

The caterpillar fungus, a cash cow for Tibetans, may die out in China in two decades, as a result of overexploitation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, experts have warned.