From The Oregonian, Feb. 21, 2003, p B10 (Metro)

Suit notice aims to protect green sturgeon
Conservation groups have notified the federal government of their
intent to file a lawsuit to protect the green sturgeon, a relic of the
dinosaur age that is native to the West Coast.
The Environmental Protection Information Center, the Center for
Biological Diversity and the Oregon Natural Resources Council have
sent a 60-day notice of intent to initiate legal action to the
Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The notice follows the government's decision last month against
listing the North American green sturgeon as endangered or threatened
under the Endangered Species Act.
The government's finding contradicts scientific assessments. Wendell
Wood of the Oregon Natural Resoruces Council said Thursday.
Conservationists say only three river systems are known to support
the green sturgeon today. They are the Klamath-Trinity, Sacramento and
Rogue rivers.

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