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Lynx on a Scorched Landscape
Season 4
Episode 7
Megafires intensified by climate change and decades of fire suppression are altering the landscapes of Okanogan County. Carmen Vanbianchi, research director of the nonprofit Home Range Wildlife Research, studies how a scorched landscape and changes in habitat could impact their survival of the severely endangered Canada lynx.
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