Groups petition to list park "in danger".Twelve conservation organizations from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada petitioned the World Heritage Committee on Feb. 17 to add Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in Montana to the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger These are thirty sites which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage Sites in danger; this list also shows the year in which the World Heritage committee added the site to this list. . Petitioners say the effects of climate change are evident by the disappearance of the park's glaciers and changes in park vegetation and wildlife. "The glaciers that Glacier National Park Glacier National Park, United States Glacier National Park, 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. 1910. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park contains some of the most beautiful primitive wilderness in the Rocky Mts. was named for will vanish entirely by 2030 if current climate change trends continue," said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity combines conservation biology with litigation, policy advocacy, and an innovative strategic vision to secure a future for animals and plants hovering on the brink of extinction, for the wilderness they need to survive, and by extension for the . The park was once home to about 150 glaciers, but only 27 remain. If the park is listed as a site in danger, the World Heritage Committee must develop a program of correction with the United States and Canada. |
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