Beetle found only in Utah to be listed as threatened

Published: Monday, Oct. 1 2012 4:24 p.m. MDT

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Citing threats such as climate change, drought and off-highway vehicles, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday proposed to list as "threatened" the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle

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county mom

Monroe, UT

Trying really hard here, I would like to say something of the truth and still get my thoughts presented here. We have spent MANY years dealing with those who would close all of our back country to off road motorised vehicles, nonmotorised, cattle, More..

10:16 a.m. Oct. 2, 2012
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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

The thing looks like what it is .... a bug. I don't believe in discrimination. I deal with one bug the same way I deal with all it's cousins.

11:21 a.m. Oct. 2, 2012
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David B.

Cedar City, UT

I can understand the conservationists but aren't you going a bit to far? What are you going to do ban everything everytime something new is found like that albino spider I read about today that stopped construction somewhere on a road that More..

4:45 p.m. Oct. 1, 2012
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Amy Joi O'Donoghue is the environmental reporter the Deseret News, specializing in coverage of issues that affect land, air, water and energy development. She has worked here since 1998 and has been an assistant city more ..

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