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Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious beetles, government officials say. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will designate whitebark pine as threatened with potential extinction, according to details obtained by The Associated Press.
The belated acknowledgement of the tree’s severe decline will require officials to craft a recovery plan and pursue restoration work.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food
The belated acknowledgement of the tree’s severe decline will require officials to craft a recovery plan and pursue restoration work.