Some of the trees are thought to be at least 200 years old.
Researchers have reported the discovery of a forest of keule trees—a rare endangered species thought to be on the brink of extinction—in the region of Bío Bío, central Chile.
"[The extinction of keule trees] had been predicted in the next 20 years,” Francesconi said. “This finding of a keule forest comes at a good time to give a light to the scientific community to [pave the way] for investigations that have not yet been carried out.” In addition, the Regional Coordinator has made a request to Chile’s Ministry of the Interior to endow the forest with some form of protection, 24horas.cl reported, and asked the local government of Penco if they can manage its conservation.
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