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Center for Biological Diversity: Judge Says Army Plan Fails to Protect San Pedro River, Endangered Species

The U.S. Forest Service will start removing about 400 feral horses near Alpine to protect the land and endangered species in the area. The horses are about 4.5 hours east of Phoenix in the White Mountains near the New Mexico border.

The recovery plan included three main objectives: to ensure there is adequate habitat for the mouse, its populations stabilize and grow and to mitigate threats to the species.

A new report from the Utah Rivers Council argues Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, which make up the Upper Colorado River Basin, are using more water than they are allowed under the Colorado River Compact, an agreement among states dating back to 1922 that essentially divvies up the water in the river.

Utah, Colorado and New Mexico may already be using more water than is legally allowed, the report suggests, signaling potential cuts to come.

Ranchers say they try to keep cattle out of riparian habitat, but conservation groups see widening areas where imperiled species cling to survival.

A federal judge has approved a settlement to help keep cattle from damaging the Verde River and its tributaries — including the East Verde.

PHOENIX (AP) — Federal land-management agencies have agreed to do more to keep cattle from grazing in sensitive habitat for threatened and endangered species in the Verde River watershed, settling

Federal land management agencies have agreed to do more to keep cattle from grazing in sensitive habitats in the Verde River watershed. A U.S. District Court judge approved the settlement between ecological groups and the federal agencies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Service agreed to inspect river areas near grazing land. They also will take action to return

PHOENIX— A federal judge approved an agreement today among the Center for Biological Diversity, Maricopa Audubon Society, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect the Verde River, its tributaries and streambanks from cattle grazing.