Environmentalist Wackos Sue To Protect Giant Palouse Earthworm

The moment we have all been expecting since that damned worm was found is about to fall upon us. Will the environmentalist wackos succeed in making farming illegal? I'll bet they'd make an exception for farmers who were willing to plant a few rows of marijuana.

Environmentalists on Tuesday signaled their intent to get a court order forcing the federal government to study the giant Palouse earthworm and its worthiness for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Two citizens and a coalition of conservation groups filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after the agency refused earlier this month to conduct a status review of the lily-scented worm that can grow up to 3 feet long and is known to spit at attackers. The plaintiffs say the pink-colored worm was common on the Palouse Prairie at the turn on the 20th century but is now extremely rare.... "The giant Palouse earthworm, and the Palouse habitats that it depends, are on the edge of extinction and will be lost forever if we don't act soon," said Steve Paulson of Lenore and a signer to the notice of intent. "The earthworm needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act to survive."