03-10-2016 19:23 via seattletimes.com

US says climate change threatens national park’s insects

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials proposed greater protections for two rare insects in Glacier National Park on Monday, saying warmer temperatures caused by climate change are drying up the species’ aquatic habitat. The western glacier stonefly and the meltwater lednian stonefly live primarily in streams fed by cold water from glaciers and snowfields. […]
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