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Vermont says threatened orchid not seen since 1902 found

In this undated photo provided by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept., a small whorled pogonia blooms on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Vermont. On June 8, 2022, botanists confirmed that a population of the orchids - believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902 and listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act - has been found in Chittenden County. (John Gange/Vermont Fish and Wildlife via AP) In this undated photo provided by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept., a small whorled pogonia blooms on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Vermont. On June 8, 2022, botanists confirmed that a population of the orchids - believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902 and listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act - has been found in Chittenden County. (John Gange/Vermont Fish and Wildlife via AP)