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PHOENIX — A Tucson-based environmental group is accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of illegally altering its rules in ways that will harm the ability of two of snakes

PHOENIX – A Tucson-based environmental group is accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of illegally altering its rules in ways that will harm the ability of two of snakes

The Center for Biological Diversity says a U.S. agency illegally altered its rules, harming the ability of two snake species to survive in Arizona and New Mexico.

Habitat conservation, the removal of non-native trout and the reintroduction of fish have all helped the Apache trout recover in Arizona.

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon sued the U.S. Forest Service today to challenge policies that protect cattle grazing at the expense of endangered species and native wildlife dependent on fragile streams in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona.

Conservationists say the presence of horses in national forests contributes to the decline of numerous endangered species, but others point to environmental benefits like reducing wildfire risk.

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The narrow-headed garter snake and northern Mexican garter snake dwell in riverbeds of Arizona and southern New Mexico along the Gila River.

The battle continues – with the management of hundreds of miles of battered streams in the balance.

Environmentalists say the Salt River horses put excessive stress on the environment and the endangered species that inhabit it