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Needleworm outbreak defoliates nearly 2,900 hectares of Banff National Park
Original: Needleworm outbreak leaves nearly 2,900 hectares of Banff National Park defoliated
An outbreak of needleworms has stripped leaves from nearly 2,900 hectares of forest in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Parks officials are monitoring the infestation, which has caused widespread defoliation in the park's conifer and mixed forests. The event is drawing attention as another example of insect outbreaks affecting Western Canada's mountain parks.
Why now: News of a large-scale insect outbreak damaging forest in one of Canada's most famous national parks is drawing public and media attention
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- Needleworm outbreak leaves nearly 2,900 hectares of Banff National Park defoliated · CityNews Calgary
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