Samish Nation and University of Washington researchers released 20 lab-raised sunflower stars to combat the species' near-extinction from wasting disease, worsened by climate-driven heat waves. The keystone predators protect kelp forests, vital to tribal culture and ecosystem recovery.
Tribe Releases Lab-Raised Sunflower Stars to Save Species
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