Secretary Norton Responds to Canada Lynx Allegations

(WASHINGTON) - Interior Secretary Gale Norton today released the following statement addressing allegations surrounding the interagency Canada lynx survey:

"I am deeply troubled by allegations that Fish and Wildlife Service employees, along with employees from other federal and state agencies, deliberately submitted false samples to the laboratory analyzing data for the Canada lynx survey program. I have asked the Interior Department's Inspector General to immediately look into the facts and circumstances surrounding these allegations," Secretary Norton said.

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