Judge orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete plan to protect red squirrels

Judge orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete plan to protect red squirrels

Key Points:  Environmental groups waited eight years for completed plan Mount Graham is the only place where the squirrels live Squirrels habitat has been impacted by wildfires, construction and insects A federal judge has run out of patience over what he said is an “unreasonable delay” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a plan to protect the habitat of the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel. In a new order, U.S. District Court…

Judge issues deadline for Mount Graham red squirrel recovery plan

PHOENIX — A federal judge has run out of patience over what he said is an "unreasonable delay" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in coming up with a plan to protect the habitat of the endangered Mount Graham…