DURANGO, Colo.—Conservation groups are asking the U.S. Forest Service to provide more protection for lynx in the southern Rockies.
Four groups have filed an appeal of a Forest Service management plan for lynx in national forests in Colorado and one in southern Wyoming. They say the Forest Service made improvements from a draft plan, but still gives preference to other uses of the forest over habitat for the cat.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has released more than 200 lynx from Canada and Alaska in the state since 1999 to restore the cat to Colorado. The long-haired cats found mostly at high elevations are listed by the federal government as threatened in 14 states, including Colorado.
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Information from: Durango Herald,
