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Feds drop lynx appeal, will revise habitat plan

The Columbian
Published: January 17, 2011, 12:00am

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife officials have dropped their appeal of a court ruling that forces the government to revise its flawed plan to protect critical habitat for the elusive Canada lynx.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service litigation director Ann Carlson says the agency has no deadline to complete the revision.

Lynx, a species of woodland cats, were deemed in threat of extinction across the lower 48 states a decade ago. Officials have since struggled to come up with an acceptable habitat plan.

More than 39,000 square miles in Maine, Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington were protected under a 2009 plan. But U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy last year faulted the government for excluding Colorado — where lynx are making a strong comeback — and some National Forests in Montana and Idaho.

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