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December 10, 2012 @ 4:21 pm
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The federal government has proposed listing four subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher for endangered species protection.
The Mazama pocket gopher is a species of small mammal that lives in prairie habitats in Washington and Oregon. They spend most of their time underground in tunnels, where they forage on grasses and forbs, and rarely surface.
The four subspecies proposed for endangered species protection exist solely in Washington. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also proposed Monday to designate 9,234 acres of critical habitat for the gophers in western Washington.
The proposal is open for public comment for 60 days.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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William Lawn wrote...All of them probably live in our clearingDecember 10, 2012 4:22 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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HPD 5-0 wrote...s a species of small mammal that lives in prairie habitats in Washington and Oregon. They spend most of their time underground in tunnels, where they forage on grasses and forbs, and rarely surface.December 10, 2012 4:48 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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CupofJoe wrote...LOL!December 11, 2012 11:53 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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imanegro wrote...GreatDecember 10, 2012 8:28 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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