The controversial plan to help wildlife outrun climate disaster
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This summer, supporters of managed relocation got a big boost when the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act which would allow the federal government to establish new populations of threatened species outside of where they’ve historically lived. While sequoias aren’t on the federal endangered species list, which would exclude them from the USFWS rule being debated, Dr Brigham and her colleagues have discussed managed relocation for the trees nonetheless. There’s still a lot to figure out before the National Parks Service would actually start moving trees - like what aspects of the climate crisis threaten the sequoias the most. Officials cited prescribed burns as a reason the area’s sequoia trees emerged unharmed Mr Milarch tells The Independent that giant sequoias, as well as coast redwoods, a sister species, have been planted from the US Pacific Northwest to the United Kingdom.
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