Alpine chough (IMAGE) University of Helsinki Caption Alpine choughs only live in mountainous areas. For them, wide lowlands can act as barriers for shifting from one mountain region to another Credit Aleksi Lehikoinen Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.