A federal lynx-protection listing was once thought to be all but automatic,
but some officials are now saying that’s not so.
“I’m well aware that many in the public believe that (listing proposals)
are foregone conclusions … but that’s not always the case,” said Kemper
McMaster, supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Helena office,
which has coordinated the lynx proposal.
A decision on protecting lynx under the Endangered Species Act was due
Jan. 8, but the service …
