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SF Gate  reported

Officials are on the lookout for someone who damaged endangered plant life by illegally driving over the famed Eureka Dunes in Death Valley, the National Park Service announced Monday.

The incident occurred in late December at Eureka Dunes, the tallest sand dunes in California, the park service announced in a news release. The vehicle or vehicles “caused significant damage to rare plants that are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act” by driving over the dunes, the park service wrote.

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