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  • Group sues to force decision on pygmy rabbits

    NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer SPOKANE, Wash.

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service improperly failed to make a decision about protecting the rare pygmy rabbit in eight Western states, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court by an environmental group. We s t e r n Wa t e r s h e d s Project's lawsuit, which was filed last week, wants the agency to make a decision on whether to grant endangered species protection to the tiny rabbits. Courts had previously demanded the decision, which is long overdue. "This case will be settled very quickly by the U.S. Fish and...