What's next for wildlife living with the Dendroctonus ponderosae?

Those of us fortunate enough to live in Colorado and perhaps even a large percentage of visitors aware enough maybe say that our landscape is changing. This time, I am not referring to more homes being built (developments) or cars being driven (roads). I am speaking/writing of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) that has been active from the Continental Divide and west for probably 8-10 years but more recently has migrated into the Front Range, increased their tree species attacks, and tenaciously continued on its undiscriminating journey. Up and down the Poudre Canyon, along I-25 looking west, and in a variety of foot hill areas, brown, decayed pines can be spotted, perhaps singularly but mostly in clusters. Beginning in British Columbia and continuing right through the Rocky Mountains, this tiny boring beetle is changing the face of our forests. We see it, scientists know it, all agencies consult about it, experts respond to the insects effects, home owners worry about it, and recreationists gab about it. What I want to know is - how are the animals responding to the change? And what is to come? Just think, one little example: how is the precious Abert's squirrel doing? What is it doing? ...more to come.