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Article: ENDANGERED SPECIES PETITION FOR POTOMAC RIVER WATER SNAKE FOUND NOT SUBSTANTIAL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 11, 2006
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The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued the following press release:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for the northern water snake failed to provide substantial scientific information indicating protection is warranted.
The petition sought protection of the northern water snake in the upper tidal Potomac River as a distinct population segment based on its possible genetic isolation. A DPS is eligible for protection under the Act if it meets certain criteria, even if the overall population of the species does not warrant protection. However, the petition provided no substantial ...