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Low-profile mammal now in environmental spotlight

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Low-profile mammal now in environmental spotlight
April 12, 2010 09:09AM
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fisher12-2010apr12,0,5586570.story

Wildlife advocates have filed suit seeking legal protection for the fisher -- a weasel-like Sierra Nevada predator that kills porcupines. It qualifies as endangered but is stuck in regulatory limbo.
Federal officials say a lack of resources -- and a flood of burdensome lawsuits -- have prevented them from officially listing the fisher as endangered.
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