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A WYO Mouse that Roars for All Endangered Species

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Monday, September 8, 2008   

Laramie, WY – It's just a little jumping mouse, but it's roaring - on behalf of all endangered species. A coalition of conservation groups says it plans to file a lawsuit, challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to drop protections for the endangered Preble's meadow jumping mouse in Wyoming – while keeping protections in place in Colorado.

According to Duane Short, wild species program director for the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance in Laramie, the difference in protection between the two states is the result of a new interpretation of the federal Endangered Species Act by a political appointee - making the rules apply, in this case, only to Colorado.

The groups believe the new interpretation is illegal. Short says taking this route will be expensive for taxpayers - not only because of court costs, but also because more work will have to be done to rescue species that are now being neglected because of the action.

"The Endangered Species Act hasn't changed one bit, but this reinterpretation is guiding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decisions. Politically-oriented individuals in a position of power are exerting that power over scientific information."

Short explains the Endangered Species Act was never intended to draw state lines around animals in decline, and the coalition is heading to court because of the implications for other endangered and threatened species around the country. The new interpretation is being defended by some, as a way to focus resources on the areas where species are in the most critical condition.

The coalition includes the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Defenders of Wildlife.



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