Group making a point with 'endangered' snakehead

A group of politicians from Western states has embarked on an unlikely cause: having the voracious, invasive northern snakehead declared as an endangered species.

But the move isn't so much about the toothy fish - it's a stunt aimed at gaining attention to property owners' concerns about the federal government infringing on their rights to protect endangered species.

Alan Gardner, a commissioner in rural Washington County, Utah, admitted the application is a ploy for publicity.

"It may let other people in other areas realize what impact the Endangered Species Act has on them," Mr. Gardner said.

The petition filed...