Saving the Dwarf Mountain Pine: a Living Fossil
The Dwarf Mountain Pine is a 200 million year old living fossil existing only in the southern escarpment between Katoomba and Wentworth Falls. It is critically endangered with only about 750 plants left in the wild, according to the latest survey.
Narrator: Will Goodwin, Healthy Waterways cadet, Blue Mountains City Council
Video: Kalani Gacon
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This story has been produced as part of the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative's Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health and is supported by the Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF). The DRRF is jointly funded by the Australian and New South Wales governments.
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Thank you Will.
What a fascinating species that goes back so far! And it's only in this small ecosystem in the Blue Mountains, Australia. Must be saved!
So interesting! Hopefully these can be cherished
Hoping we can save this ancient plant!
Great little clip, ( Gary McGuigan Water Catchment Dioramas ) :)
Wow, I never would have known there was a plant this ancientexisting so close to home!
what a treasure. I hope we can save them