Yep,
Here in Florida they spend millions saving the Florida manatee.
No such animal,
They were imported
Short version:
In my off-Road.com years I stood on the Hualapi mountains with a BLM ranger and a bunch of econazis bemoaning the (evil organ drama music) plight of the ENDANGERED MEXICAN VOLE. (Shrieking psycho music)
There we were with a full dog and pony show including a hawkeyed that spotted chewed grass from the ENDANGERED MEXICAN VOLE. (Shrieking psycho music) at a superhuman distance.
several thousand feet above sea level.
On a rocky mountain.
In the Mohave Desert
You may have heard of the ENDANGERED MEXICAN VOLE. (Shrieking psycho music) by it’s other name...
The meadow mouse.
I wonder why it is endangered several thousand feet up the side of a rocky mountain in the middle of the hottest spot in the northern hemisphere.