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The mouse that won’t stop roaring

By Ron Arnold
Published April 10, 2017 4:04am ET
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The mouse that won’t stop roaring
The Preble's mouse listing prohibited public and private landowners from disturbing its "habitat" in any way, costing landowners about $18 million each year, which ignited endless rancorous debates. (Aron Flanders/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP) | Aron Flanders

Why did the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service waste over 100 million taxpayer dollars to save the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse from extinction when the little critters are alive and well from Colorado to Alaska?

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