Judge rejects attempt to expand state ESA protection
By Christine Souza and Dave Kranz
Determining that a "mental leap is required to conclude that bumble bees may be protected as fish," a judge has rejected an attempt by the California Fish and Game Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife to list the insects under the state Endangered Species Act.
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