Monday, November 29, 2021

Deer are consuming the world's largest organism, killing off its opportunity for growth

In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant organism that provides an entire ecosystem on which plants and animals have relied for thousands of years. Found in my home state of Utah, "Pando" is a 106-acre stand of quaking aspen clones.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/world/deer-eating-pando-forest-partner-scn/index.html
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Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast

source https://edition.cnn.com/webview/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-03-23/index.html