Another mustelid: <http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/08/too-much-climate-uncertainty-declare-wolverines-endangered-says-u-s-agency> Science/AAAS Begins: QUOTE Wolverines are not threatened by climate change and don't need protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced yesterday. After more than a year of analysis, the agency is citing scientific uncertainty in withdrawing its controversial proposal to list the snow-dwelling carnivores as threatened. But some conservation scientists are concerned that the agency's reversal sets a precedent that will restrict using models of future climate in listing decisions. END QUOTE Note that does NOT mean the wolverines are doing particularly well... [Posted in FML 8184]