Joshua trees are icons of the Mojave Desert, but they also play a critically important role for the desert ecosystem. As a keystone species, many other species rely on them for food and shelter – if Joshua trees were removed from the landscape, our native birds, mammals, reptiles and insects would be impacted. One such creature that would be especially devastated is the yucca moth. Yucca moths and Joshua trees have a mutually beneficial – and mutually exclusive – relationship known as “obligate

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