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New York Times: Perhaps it does not seem cause for celebration that the Oregon spotted frog, a four-inch-long amphibian that prefers the Pacific Northwest’s dwindling marshy spots, is to be considered this year for federal protection as an endangered species. Tell that to the frog. It has been languishing for 22 years — since 1991 — awaiting its day in the bureaucratic sun. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake has been a candidate for protection since 1982, a legless bridesmaid, never a bride. Ditto the elfin-woods......
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Long-Delayed Rulings on Endangered Species Are Coming
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 6th, 2013
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