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US to decide on protections for 9 species 

A legal settlement filed Tuesday requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide on Endangered Species Act protections for nine species under deadlines:

—Northern Rockies fisher (a housecat-sized member of the weasel family with a fox-like face)

Historic range: eastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta through northeastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, northwest Wyoming, and north-cent...