Roughly half of the western Joshua tree's range in California is on private land and most of the habitat is not protected from development.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week proposed for the first time a bill that would protect the western Joshua tree, a native desert plant, and prohibit anyone from importing, exporting, selling or removing the species without a state permit.
A rise in development and climate-related events like drought and wildfires have threatened the western Joshua tree, an iconic and ecologically critical species located located across the state's desert region.George Rose | Getty Images The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to postpone its decision on the petition by the Center for Biological Diversity until Newsom's proposed legislation is approved or rejected by the Legislature.
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