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Endangered Species

A sign prohibiting motorcycles and off-road vehicles posted along a cordoned-off portion of the dunes on Sept. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
A brown pelican — a species that recovered from near-extinction after being protected by the Endangered Species Act — flies above Malibu Lagoon on Jan. 12, 21. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

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