>the species was “abundant and widespread,” with between 4.3 million to 9.8 million of the trees in California.
That is neither an endangered nor a threatened species. Tough shit.
>according to environmentalists, because around 40% of the plants grow on private land. The Joshua trees could be razed to make way for homes and infrastructure.
The environmentalists can propose to buy the private land, if they can't (or won't) then tough shit: They aren't the landowners and thus should have no say.
That is neither an endangered nor a threatened species. Tough shit.
>according to environmentalists, because around 40% of the plants grow on private land. The Joshua trees could be razed to make way for homes and infrastructure.
The environmentalists can propose to buy the private land, if they can't (or won't) then tough shit: They aren't the landowners and thus should have no say.