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An iconic Alaska tree with roots that can freeze to death if not covered in snow was rejected on Friday by a federal agency for the endangered species list.
The American fish and wildlife service said yellow cedar does not warrant additional protection as trees persist in areas where climate change does not affect trees.
According to the agency, warming affects trees in less than 6 percent of the yellow cedar range, which stretches along the Pacific coast from northern California to the panhandle in Alaska.
“Despite the effects of climate change, timber harvesting, fire and other stressors, it is expected that the species will persist in a variety of ecological niches across its range in a wide range without predicting a decline in overall genetic diversity in the foreseeable future will be the future, ”said the agency firmly.