Global News - April 2008
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Cutthroat trout 'could still get protection from the US government'
Tue 22 April 2008 14:00 UK — North America,Marine Wildlife
A recent court ruling in the US could mean that endangered populations of cutthroat trout get governmental protection.
Last week, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service did not act properly when it denied cutthroat trout protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The appeal was brought by local wildlife groups working near the Columbia River.
One of the wildlife workers, Noah Greenwald, commented: "The sea-run coastal cutthroat trout is near extinction in this corner of the Pacific north-west.
"These fish need the safety net provided by the Endangered Species Act to survive."
The lawyer who represented the wildlife groups, Steve Mashuda, added: "Like all too many iconic fish up and down the west coast, sea-run cutthroat are suffering from the one-two punch of poor freshwater and marine conditions.
"The court told the government that it cannot continue to ignore the problems plaguing sea-run trout habitat in this region. We're hopeful that the service will listen and grant these fish the protections they need."
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