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Preble's Mouse Still On Endangered Species List in Colorado
November 1, 2007 6:10 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reversed its controversial assessment of the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, and now says it deserves protection under the federal endangered species act. That's bad news for developers, who say federal protection of Prebles habitat along the Front Range is costing them billions of dollars in lost opportunities. Two years ago, Fish and Wildlife said new research proved that the mouse was so genetically similar to other, more common mice, that it could be removed from the endangered species list. That decision brought criticism from some rodent scientists, and now the agency is reversing its decision.
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Posted by Eric Whitney on November 1, 2007 6:10 PM | Permalink
