Wednesday, May 9, 2007

US wildlife endangered by delays

Delaying tactics endanger U.S. wildlife: report (Reuters)

An undated view of Lake Sammamish in Washington state. A report, obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, said that the Bush administration has listed 57 species as protected since 2001, far fewer than the 512 species listed in the Clinton administration and less than the 234 species listed during the four-year presidency of George H.W. Bush. At least two species -- the Haha of Hawaii and the Lake Sammamish Kokonee, a fish native to Washington state -- went extinct while waiting for protection during this administration, the report said. (King County/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The case of the Hawaiian Haha is no laughing matter to environmentalists, who say the rare plant went extinct while waiting for U.S. wildlife officials to put it on the Endangered Species list.


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