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Officials: Rodents likely destroyed rare plants at mine

by Scott Sonner
| December 7, 2020 12:03 AM

RENO, Nev. (AP) — DNA evidence suggests rodents destroyed part of an area of an extremely rare desert wildflower being considered for endangered species protection at a contentious mine site in Nevada, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday.

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