Endangered Shrimp May Upset UC Campus Plans
The proposed University of California campus in Merced could severely damage the habitat of the endangered conservancy fairy shrimp and plans for the school may have to be altered, a federal wildlife official said.
The school would have to minimize the impact or offer an alternative to encroaching on vernal pools where the shrimp live, said Vicki Campbell of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
There are only 17 known populations of the shrimp; five are in Merced County and one is half a mile from the proposed campus.
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