Conservation Magazine report how saving nine areas could have a major impact on saving U.S. biodiversity. They report
Protecting these places would disproportionately protect US biodiversity in places currently not protected:
- (1) Blue Ridge Mountains (salamanders, fish, trees)
- (2) Sierra Nevada Mountains (amphibians, trees)
- (3) California Coast (trees, amphibians, mammals)
- (4) Tennessee, Alabama, and northern Georgia watersheds (fish, reptiles, amphibians)
- (5) Florida panhandle (trees, fish, reptiles)
- (6) Florida Keys (trees)
- (7) Klamath Mountains (trees, amphibians, fish)
- (8) South-Central Texas, particularly Austin & San Antonio areas (amphibians, fish, reptiles)
- (9) California’s Channel Islands (trees, reptiles, mammals)
Read full story at The US could save its unique wildlife by protecting 9 areas – Conservation.
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By: sharonstjoan on May 4, 2015
at 2:29 PM
Sandy, I see the list includes the California Channel Islands, 5 of the eight already being included in the National Park, 2 are US Navy property and the last, Catalina, is owned by a Conservancy. The 2 US Navy islands, San Clemente and San Nicolas, would probably pass t the National Park if the navy were to depart and there is currently lots of restoration work taking place on them, see Channel Island Restoration website.
Hope all is well, Spencer
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 at 5:01 AM
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By: Spencer Westbrook on May 4, 2015
at 7:48 AM