Up to 500 mammoth trees are threatened in the Mariposa Grove area, the oldest of which is a tree estimated to be 3,000 years old.
The wildfires plaguing California threaten Yosemite National Park’s famous mammoth hunters.
The mammoth petäjä is the world’s largest tree species, which can live to be thousands of years old.
Up to 500 mammoths are threatened in the Mariposa Grove area, the oldest of which is a tree estimated to be 3,000 years old, nicknamed the Grizzly Giant.
Wildfires are an annual problem in California. According to official estimates, the fires of recent years have destroyed up to a fifth of the 75,000 mammoth herds in the United States.
The fire now threatening mammoth hunters covers an area of almost five square kilometers, which is comparatively small. The cause of its ignition is unknown.
The fire’s progress is aided by fallen trees in previous years’ fires.
The fire department has tried to protect mammoth hunters by, among other things, burning bushes around them.