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National Public Radio: The Whitebark pine trees in the high-elevation areas of America's Northern Rockies have stood for centuries. But these formerly lush evergreen forests are disappearing at an alarmingly fast rate; what remains are eerie stands of red and gray snags.
Warmer climates have sparked an outbreak of a voracious mountain pine beetle that is having devastating consequences for whitebarks and the wildlife that depend on them.
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Small beetles massacre the Rockies’ whitebark pines
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 26th, 2010
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