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Rare discovery sets a new record on one of California’s highest peaks
UC Davis professor Hugh Safford found the highest living tree in California on a recent hike through the High Sierra.
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Beyond Bird Brains: Caring for the Intelligent Life All Around Us
As my father and I trudged up a snowy trail in Valles Caldera National Preserve, hoping to get a better view of an elk herd ...
Mexico News Daily2d
Mystical eagle thought to be extinct in Mexico reappears in Chiapas
The harpy eagle — a mythical-looking species thought extinct in Mexico — has been documented in the Lacandon Jungle of ...
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A new record for California's highest tree
A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.
Texas Standard2d
Bird flu now spreading through wild mammals, Texas Parks and Wildlife confirms
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...
A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...
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