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06-10-2009, 10:16 PM
By SUSAN GALLAGHER, Associated Press Writer Susan Gallagher, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 13 mins ago
HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The reconsideration is part of a settlement on a 2008 lawsuit filed by wildlife groups challenging the agency's denial. The settlement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Missoula must be approved by a judge.
The lawsuit last year charged that the government disregarded scientific conclusions that wolverines were in jeopardy. The groups challenged as too high a government estimate that about 500 wolverines live in the Lower 48.
(This version CORRECTS that settlement was filed in court Wednesday, not Tuesday.)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_us/us_wolverine_lawsuit
HELENA, Mont. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The reconsideration is part of a settlement on a 2008 lawsuit filed by wildlife groups challenging the agency's denial. The settlement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Missoula must be approved by a judge.
The lawsuit last year charged that the government disregarded scientific conclusions that wolverines were in jeopardy. The groups challenged as too high a government estimate that about 500 wolverines live in the Lower 48.
(This version CORRECTS that settlement was filed in court Wednesday, not Tuesday.)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_us/us_wolverine_lawsuit