How biologists are working to keep the Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle off the endangered species list
(WorldNews Environment)

SAN LUIS VALLEY — Among exotic bugs facing mortal threats, few appear better set to survive than the Great Sand Dunes tiger beetle, an aggressive carnivore uniquely adapted to endure super-intense heat and some of the planet’s harshest scouring sand. Its habitat within the wilderness of Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve already is protected from motorized recreationists and other perils. “Other beetles should be so lucky as the tiger beetle,” said National Park Service biologist Fred Bunch, chief of natural resources at the dunes, who has observed the insects for 27 years. But, depending on results of an upcoming U.S. Fish and Wildlife...