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Lawsuit Filed to Compel Listing Determination on Hippopotamus

Lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a 12-month finding on the plaintiffs' petition to list the common hippopotamus as endangered or threatened.

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Lawsuit Filed to Compel Listing Determination on Hippopotamus

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