Endangered Fla. species get help BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt approved a plan Tuesday to protect the Florida panther, the blue tail mole skink and other endangered animals and plants in the Everglades, calling it the most comprehensive effort of its kind in U.S. history. Such plans usually focus on one threatened plant or animal at a time, or a few species in one ecosystem. The new plan is unprecedented because it covers 68 species in 23 diverse habitats. Some environmentalists criticized the 2,000-page plan as being light on specifics. Jay Slack, a field supervisor with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which created the plan, said details will be released in stages. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559594317-eea>
