Colorado Springs Might Target Preble's Mouse

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Posted: 12:55 PM Jan 11, 2009
Last Updated: 12:55 PM Jan 11, 2009
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The Colorado Springs City Council might ask the federal government to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from the threatened species list.

In its Jan. 27 meeting, the council is expected to discuss petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove federal protection for the 3-inch mouse.

The mouse is thought to exist only along creeks and streams on Colorado's Front Range and part of Wyoming. It is listed as a threatened species in Colorado because of development, but not in Wyoming.

Colorado Springs officials say restrictions on construction to protect the mouse have cost the area millions of dollars.

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Posted by: native Location: C/S on Jan 12, 2009 at 06:20 PM
Between Haggard and these mice it's no wonder people think we are stupid.

Posted by: michael Location: colorado springs on Jan 12, 2009 at 05:22 PM
Sky it's people like you that makes our nation reliant on foriegn enegy. When we were spending 4.00 a gallon for fuel when we have millions of barrels of crude oil in our own backyard that nobody wants to drill for because they are afraid of the impact it will have on our mice and other animals. We need to know where to draw the line and say enough is enough. We are losing millions of dollars because of a lowsy mouse that most households set traps for to begin with. I say start developing and start producing our own energy. If you environmentalists dont like it there are other places in this world you can got to. Lets take care of our own before we start worrying about grass, trees and wildlife.

Posted by: Sky Location: Monument on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:32 AM
We should really consider the impact of the Prebles mouse on the quality of life that has been preserved along the front range rather than the perceived losses of money. Without the mouse most of the open space along the front range would now be full of developments that ad to the congestion and damage the environment further than it already has been.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: C.S.CO on Jan 11, 2009 at 02:31 PM
And we wonder why our city,state and county is going broke! We don't need to protect a mouse that is undistinguishable from another mouse species except for its dna. It shouldn't have been on the list in the first place.

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