Feds to set aside land in New Mexico for rare mouse

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – The federal government is setting aside nearly 22 square miles across three western states as critical habitat for a rare mouse that has already pitted ranchers against the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that areas in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona will be covered by the designation for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.
Officials say the management of vegetation along 170 miles of streams throughout the region