The intermediate and upper watershed zones are also home to four federally listed faunal species the Alameda whipsnake ( " Masticophis lateralis " ), California red-legged frog ( " Rana aurora draytonii " ), San Joaquin kit fox ( " Vulpes macrotis mutica " ), and vernal pool fairy shrimp ( " Branchinecta lynchi " ).
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In an effort to resolve as many as a dozen lawsuits against them, the U . S . States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, two agencies that enforce the Endangered Species Act, are asking federal courts in California to rescind millions of acres of protected habitat for whipsnakes in the state's northern grasslands, rare birds in the scrublands to the south, fairy shrimp in shallow pools along the coast and salmon among the rivers, estuaries and shorelines of four Western states.
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In an effort to resolve as many as a dozen cases against them, the U . S . States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, two agencies that enforce the Endangered Species Act, are asking federal courts in California to rescind millions of acres of protected habitat for whipsnakes in the state's northern grasslands, rare birds in the scrublands to the south, fairy shrimp in shallow pools along the coast and salmon among the rivers, estuaries and shorelines of four Western states.
