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Climate Change Threatens a Giant of West Virginia’s Landscape, and It’s Rippling Through Ecosystems and Lives - Earth News Report
HUTTONSVILLE, W.Va. — Rodney Bartgis crouched down, slowly turning over rocks in search of the elusive Cheat Mountain salamander on Central West Virginia's Gaudineer Knob.Already federally listed under the Endangered Species Act, it's not easy to find them, the former state biologist says. It could get much harder. As the climate continues to heat up,