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• Feds OK new study of Palouse earthworm

  July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Already rejected once for endangered species protection, the giant Palouse earthworm has won a new study from the federal government after the first living specimens in decades were found. 2

• Palouse earthworm gets second look for protection

  July 19, 2010 in City, Idaho Already rejected once for endangered species protection, the giant Palouse earthworm has won a new study from the federal government after the first living specimens in decades were found.

• Appeals court denies giant Palouse earthworm protection

  June 15, 2010 in Region The giant Palouse earthworm isn’t that big, doesn’t spit and doesn’t smell like lilies, and now a federal court has decided it is not time to grant the worm endangered … 4

• Native giant earthworms are big find for scientists

  April 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Two living specimens of the fabled giant Palouse earthworm have been captured for the first time in two decades in what represents a significant discovery of a creature that has … 1

• Idaho scientists find giant Palouse earthworm

  April 27, 2010 in Idaho, Region Two living specimens of the fabled giant Palouse earthworm have been captured for the first time in two decades, University of Idaho scientists revealed today. 8

• Researchers search for specimens of rarely seen giant Palouse earthworm

  July 14, 2009 in City on Page A5 MOSCOW, Idaho – The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from Eastern Washington into the Idaho Panhandle – its very name …

• Protection sought again for giant, spitting worms

  June 30, 2009 in City, Region Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators. 1

• Worm may not be unique to Palouse

  May 3, 2008 in City on Page B2 Parts of an earthworm found near the Cascade mountain town of Leavenworth have challenged scientists’ contentions that a unique, 3-foot-long species lives only in the Palouse region of Washington and …

• In brief: Groups sue feds over protection of worm

  January 25, 2008 in City on Page B1 Four groups filed suit Thursday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s decision not to seek endangered species protection for the giant Palouse earthworm. Once common on …

• In brief: Groups to sue over listing for giant worm

  October 31, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Four environmental groups have notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service they intend to sue to force the agency to protect the giant Palouse earthworm, a rarely seen species. Earlier …

• Giant worm denied endangered listing

  October 10, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 A giant and rarely seen Palouse earthworm won’t be added to the nation’s Endangered Species list but could find itself tangled in the courts as champions for listing vowed Tuesday …