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California's Wilderness
FEBRUARY 2006
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Worlds at Risk
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The forests and wetlands of the California Floristic Province—an ecological zone taking in most of California and bits of Oregon and Mexico—hold flagship species like the California condor and more than 2,100 endemic plant species. Conservation International has labeled the province one of Earth's 34 hotspots of biodiversity, one of only five with a Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Many of the province's species are threatened by agriculture and sprawl.
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