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Article: Suing for wolverines.(THIS WEEK)
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- Our Planet
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- October 6, 2008
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A coalition of environmental groups filed suit in federal court last week over the wolverine being denied protection under the Endangered Species Act. The groups claim that the White House call not to list the wolverine--whose numbers have been shrinking due to global warming and other factors--was based on politics, not science.
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Wolverines are rare, wide-ranging members of the weasel family that are associated with wild, remote alpine areas. Environmentalists are concerned about their status in the lower 48 because of their low numbers, isolation from larger Canadian populations, and climate change. In a recent status review, the ...