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The envisioned Range of Light monument — a nod to naturalist John Muir’s moniker for the Sierra Nevada — was endorsed by more than 50 state legislators in an August letter.

In the mid-1800s, famed naturalist Charles Darwin wrote that "the lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery."

California plays an outsize role in the Sierra Club, which was founded 132 years ago by naturalist John Muir and is headquartered in Oakland.

A former BBC wildlife TV presenter, author and naturalist has died aged 95.

"Desmond was the king of natural history broadcasting and an accomplished naturalist," said Sir David.