Deal Puts Beetle on List for Possible Protection
From Times staff and wire reports
A rare beetle believed to live only in Santa Cruz County has taken another step toward protection as an endangered species.
A tentative agreement Wednesday between environmental groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put the Ohlone tiger beetle on a list of 29 species the government will study to see if protection under the Endangered Species Act is warranted.
The bug spawned a lawsuit seeking protection.
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