AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials are working with the federal government to craft a plan to manage the impact of animal trapping programs on the Canada lynx. The Canada lynx is protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, but is sometimes incidentally caught via recreational fur trapping and predator management programs. The state says 84 […]
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Recovery plan for lynx could take until 2018
BILLINGS — U.S. wildlife officials revealed Monday that they expect to complete a recovery plan for imperiled Canada lynx in early 2018 — almost two decades after the snow-loving wild cats first received federal protections. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service laid out that timetable in court documents filed as part of a federal lawsuit […]
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