Court overturns decision to deny trout protection

Court overturns decision to deny trout protection in lower Columbia River and southwest Washington

Cutthroat trout that live in coastal rivers in the Pacific Northwest and California have declined sharply owing primarily to habitat destruction, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuses to protect them. A lawsuit aims to rectify that dire situation. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told the Fish and Wildlife Service to take…

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