Endangered Species Rulings Under Review

July 20, 2007 By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Decisions to reduce federal protection for the Rocky Mountain jumping mouse, a Western bird known as the "mosquito king" and other threatened creatures will be reconsidered after alleged improper meddling by a senior Interior Department official.

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